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Bible.  English.  Revised. 

Selections.  1886. 
Selections  from  the  Psalms 

and  other  scriptures .  in 


SELECTIONS 


FROM 


The  Psalms  and  Other  Scriptures 


IN   THE 


REVISED   VERSION, 


FOR 


Responsive  Readihq  in  Church  Services  and  on 
Special  Occasions. 


Rev.  JOSEPH  T.^'DURYEA.  D.D. 


BOSTON  AND  CHICAGO: 'V-.c\ 

(JTongrtgattonal  SunBas=5cf)ool  anU  ^ublisfjtng  Socittg. 


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CONGKEGATIONAl,  SUNDAT-SCHOOL  AND   PUBLISHING  SOCIETY. 


EUetrotyped  and  printed  by  Stanley  ,&  Usher, 
J 71  Devonshire  Street,  Jiosfon. 


PREFACE. 


The  following  pages  contain  portions  of  the  Sacred  Scriptures 
selected  chiefly  from  the  Psalms,  but  also  from  the  Prophets,  the 
Gospels,  the  Epistles,  and  the  Itevelation,  for  the  use  of  Christian 
congregations  in  public  worsliip.  The  most  of  them  arc  appropriate 
to  the  ordinary  services  of  the  Lord's  Day.  The  rest  are  adapted  U) 
the  special  services  of  Christmas,  Easter,  Thanksgiving  Day,  Fast 
Day,  missionary  meetings,  and  the  Lord's  Supper. 

These  selections  are  not  designed  to  be  read  with  the  aim  of 
instruction,  but  to  be  recited  for  the  ends  of  worship.  The  book  is 
not  a  lectionary,  but  a  manual  of  devotion. 

In  the  view  of  the  writers,  both  of  the  Old  Testament  and  the 
New,  worship  i  is  the  offering  to  God  of  thought  and  emotion  in 
some  form  of  expression.  The  worshiper  is  not  passive,  but  active; 
not  the  subject  of  impressions,  but  the  agent  of  expressions.  It  is 
enough  that  his  mind  be  engaged  in  thought,  his  heart  excited  to 
emotion.  lie  must  "  direct,"  "  lift  up,"  his  soul  to  God,  and  signify 
or  utter  his  sentiment,  his  thoughtful  emotion,  to  him. 

This  is  clear  enough  with  respect  to  those  exercises  which  all  agree 

in  recognizing  as  acts  of  worship.    These  are  all  directed  to  God 

and  expressive.    Otlierwise  they  are  not  complete,  however  proper 

and  salutary  they  may  be  to  the  spiritual  life.    Contemplation  of  the 

majesty  and  perfection  of   God  with  emotions  of    reverence  and 

admiration  is  not  adoration;   recollection  of   the    divine    mercies 

with  the  emotion  of  gratitude  is  not  thanksgiving;  consideration  of 

dependence  and  need  with  the  feeling  of  desire  is  not  prayer.    If 

the  familiar  lines, 

"  Prayer  Is  the  bouI's  sincere  desire, 
Uttered  or  unexpressed," 

be  interpreted  in  the  strict  sense  of  the  words  and  taken  as  a  true 
description  for  guidance  in  practice,  the  result  will  be  perilous,  if  not 

'The  Greek  won!  denotes  an  act  of  reverence,  whether  paid  to  man  (see  chap.  18 :  26) 
or  to  God  (see  chap.  A  :  Ki).    Note  IV  of  the  American  Committee  to  Revised  Vertion. 


"Vi  PKEFACE. 

fatal,  to  that  life  which  ia  quickened  and  sustained  by  communion 
with  God.  The  poet  is  in  error,  unless  by  "  uttered "  he  means 
spoken,  and  by  "  unexpressed,"  unspoken.  Desire  may  be  sigiiified, 
jxjid  so  become  supplication  or  petition,  by  other  tokens  than  those  of 
articulate  speech,  as  the  poet  himself  says  in  his  stanzas  following. 
IJut,  still,  speech  is  the  natural  medium  of  devotion.  Our  Lord, 
when  asked  to  teach  his  disciples  how  to  pray,  responded:  "  When  ye 
pray,  say.  Our  Father,"  etc.  The  apostle  teaches,  "  la  everything, 
by  prayer  and  supplication,  with  thanksgiving,  let  your  requests  be 
made  known  unto  God."  He  who  is  revealed  in  the  High-priest, 
who  "  can  be  touched  with  the  feeling  of  our  infirmities,"  no  doubt 
regards  the  ''  burden  of  a  sigh,"  and  the  *'  falling  of  a  tear," —  so  he 
does  the  fall  of  a  sparrow,  but  it  is  not  a  prayer. 

From  the  earliest  ages,  among  all  races  which  have  cherished 
the  religious  sentiments,  song  has  been  a  natural,  though  not 
universal,  means  of  expression  in  worship.  The  poet  has  framed 
the  language  of  emotion  in  the  lyrical  form,  and  the  musician  has 
adapted  to  it  fit  melodies,  sung  often  with  the  accompaniment  of 
instruments. 

These  hymns  have  been,  for  the  most  part,  devotional,  not 
indirectly,  but  directly  so,  addressed  to  God.  The  call  to  sing  them 
luiglit  appropriately  have  been  that  which  was  so  familiar  to  the 
Hebrew  people,  ''  O  come  let  us  sing  unto  the  Lord!  "  Among  their 
own  psalms,  preserved  to  us,  by  far  the  greater  number  were  utter- 
ances of  penitence,  confession,  aspiration,  thanksgiving,  petition, 
faiih,  hope,  love  to  God.  Though  sung  by  sentences  alternately,  or, 
as  we  say,  "  responsively,"  or  "  antiphonally,"  they  were  sung  in 
the  spirit  of  the  apostle's  exhortation,  *'  speaking  to  one  another  in 
psalms  and  hymns  and  spiritual  songs,  singing  and  making  melody 
in  your  hearts  unto  the  Lord."  i 

There  arc,  indeed,  psalms  in  which  the  patriotic  blends  with  the 
religious  sentiments,  and  even  such  as  the  worshipers  were  wont  to 
address  to  each  other,  designed  to  excite  the  emotions  and  incite  to 
noble  action  in  the  service  of  Jehovah.  But  these  simply  make  it 
evident  that  song  has  no  religious  uses  aside  from  the  ends  of  pure 
worship.  But  even  these  battle-songs  and  triumphal  anthems  were 
sung  as  in  the  presence  of  Jehovah,  in  the  spirit  of  another  exhorta- 
(ion  of  the  same  apostle,  '<  teaching  and  admonishing  one  another  in 

<  EphestansS:  19. 


PREFACi:.  VU 

psalms  and  hymns  and  spiritual  songs,  singing  with  grace  in  your 
hearts  unto  the  Lord."  > 

Song,  then,  has  been  a  natural,  though  not  universal,  means  of 
devotional  expression;  not  univei'sal  inasmuch  as  all  men  are  not 
endowed  with  musical  gifts,  bodily  and  mental.  Speech  alone  is 
general  and  nearly  universal,  and  must  be  always  the  rouimon 
modiuni  of  worship. 

If  it  be  asked  whether  the  deaf  and  dumb,  the  feeble,  the  par- 
alyzed, and  the  dying,  can  not  acceptably  worship,  and,  especially, 
"  make  their  prayer  unto  God,"  the  answer  is  plain.  It  is  not  to  be 
doubted  that  they  may  direct  their  souls  to  God,  and  so  seek  him  as 
to  lind  him,  so  ask  as  to  receive.  But  they  can  not  present  those 
oflerings  of  worship  which  we  are  taught  in  the  Scriptures  to  oiler 
to  God.  Men,  from  any  cause  defective,  can  not  perform  perfect 
acts,  though  their  intention  is  accepted.  The  will  is  taken  for  the 
deed. 

There  can  be  no  question,  however,  concerning  the  manner  of 
common  worship.  Without  some  form  of  expression  it  can  not  be 
the  united  oftcring  of  the  worshipers.  It  is  true  there  may  be  a 
leader  of  devotions,  whose  utterances  the  people  may  understand 
and  adopt.  But  this  implies  all  we  have  affirmed,  though  not  coin- 
pletely.  It  would  be  better  if  the  custom  of  the  Christian  assemblies 
of  apostolic  times  were  followed,  the  people  saying.  Amen,  at  the 
pauses,  or  at  the  close  of  the  prayer.  It  is  one  of  the  lasting  excel- 
lencies of  a  liturgy  that  it  provides  for  utterances  from  the  people  in 
unison,  and,  accordingly,  in  "  decency  and  in  order." 

This  exposition  of  the  Scriptural  conception  of  worship  is  designed 
to  encourage  the  adoption  of  such  methods  in  our  religi(nis  sci'vices 
as  may  engage  the  entire  congregation  in  acts  of  devotion,  du-ecicd 
immediately  to  God,  expressive  of  thought  and  emotion  io  liim.  Il 
is  also  intended  to  meet  the  objection  made  by  respectable  authori- 
ties that  such  selections  as  these  here  presented  are  essentially,  auv! 
most  of  them  formally,  lyrical,  and,  accordingly,  proper  to  be  sung 
and  not  to  be  read.  Indeed,  it  has  I'ccently  been  asserted  that  it  is 
quite  absurd  to  read  them  as  we  commonly  do,  that  the  correct  thing 
is  to  have  them  sung  antiphonally  by  diflerent  choirs,  in  case  of  the 
Psalms,  which  consist  of  parallel  phrases  reiterating  the  sentiment, 
and,  in  case  of  the  Doxologies,  in  full  chorus.    This,  no  doubt,  might 

*  Colosstans  3 :  IG. 


Viii  PliEFACE. 

be  best  if  all  congregations  were  composed  of  singers,  and  all  the 
singers  were  trained  to  the  task. 

At  present,  in  many  congregations,  the  services  are  such  as  make 
no  call  and  aflFord  no  help  to  the  people  to  engage  in  acts  of  worship. 
Prayer  is  made  for  them  or  on  their  behalf;  praise  is  sung  for  them, 
this  too  often  nominally,  while,  in  fact,  music  is  performed  for 
aesthetic  effect  —  is  not  spiritual  or  even  religious  in  design  and  tone; 
and  preaching  is  addressed  to  them.  In  the  churches  in  which  the 
people  speak  audibly  in  prayer,  and  so  many  as  are  able  sing  in 
praise,  the  recitation  of  the  Psalms  affords  an  opportunity  for  expres- 
sion to  those  who  have  neither  the  voice  nor  the  musical  ear  for 
song.  It  is  for  this  purpose  that  these  selections  have  been  prepared. 
By  way  of  emphasis,  it  is  repeated,  they  are  not  intended  to  be  read 
as  lessons.  For  each  of  them  the  rubric  of  the  Canticles  in  the 
prayer-book  would  be  gladly  adopted  "  to  be  said  or  sung." 

The  division  into  phrases  for  alternate  recitation  by  the  minister 
and  the  people  has  been  made  with  care,  and,  as  far  as  practicable,  is 
natural,  according  to  the  movement  of  the  sentiment.  In  many 
instances  the  parallelisms  of  the  original  have  been  followed. 
Where  the  phrases  are  short  they  have  been  neglected,  since  experi- 
ence has  shown  that  otherwise  there  can  not  be  such  rhythm  and  flow 
in  the  recitation  as  are  needful  to  the  best  effect.  In  this  departure 
pains  have  been  taken  to  secure  congruity  and  symmetry  in  the 
alternate  parts. 

The  Revised  Version  has  been  used  for  the  reason  that  it  is  a  more 
exact  expression  of  the  original  text.  Such  use  of  it  as  is  here  con- 
templated may  incidentally  furnish  a  test  to  a  common  objection  to 
the  Revised  Version,  namely,  that  its  style  is  not  rhythmical  and 
fluent,  and,  therefore,  resonant  and  impressive  in  the  utterance. 

Joseph  T.  Duryea. 


NOTE. 


The  following  selections  are  arranged  to  be  read  by  the 
^linister  and  the  People  responsively,  according  to  their  original 
.structure  and  design. 

The  lines  printed  in  Roman  letters  are  to  be  read  by  the 
Minister. 

The  lines  set  inward  from  the  margin,  and  printed  in  Black 
letters,  are  to  be  read  by  the  People. 

The  lines  printed  in  small  capitals  are  to  be  read  by  the 
Minister  and  the  People  together. 


RESPONSIVE  READINGS. 


PSALM   I. 


Blessed  is  the  man  that  walketh  not  in  the  counsel  of  the 
wicked, 

Nor  standeth  in  the  way  of  sinners, 

Nor  sitteth  in  the  seat  of  the  scornful. 
But  his  delight  is  in  the  law  of  the  Lord  ; 

And  in  his  law  doth  he  meditate  day  and  night. 
And  he  shall  be  like  a  tree  planted  by  the  streams  of  water, 

That  bringeth  forth  its  fruit  in  its  season, 
Whose  leaf  also  doth  not  wither ; 

And  whatsoever  he  doeth  shall  prosper. 
The  wicked  are  not  so ;    but  are  like  the  chaff  which  the 
wind  driveth  away. 

Therefore  the  wicked  shall  not  stand  in  the  judgment,  nor 
sinners  in  the  congregation  of  the  righteous. 
For  the  Lord  knoweth  the  way  of  the  righteous : 

But  the  way  of  the  wicked  shall  perish. 

PSALM   IL 

Why  do  the  nations  rage, 

And  the  peoples  imagine  a  vain  thing? 

The  kings  of  the  earth  set  themselves, 
And  the  rulers  take  counsel  together, 
Against  the  Lord,  and  against  his  anointed,  saying, 


2  KESPONSIVE  READINGS. 

Let  us  break  their  bands  asunder, 

And  cast  away  their  cords  from  us. 
He  that  sitteth  in  the  heavens  shall  laugh : 

The  Lord  shall  have  them  in  derision. 
Then  shall  he  speak  unto  them  in  his  wrath, 

And  vex  them  in  his  sore  displeasure : 
Yet  I  have  set  my  king 
Upon  my  holy  hill  of  Zion.  • 

I  will  tell  of  the  decree : 

The  Lord  said  unto  me,  Thou  art  my  son ; 

This  day  have  I  begotten  thee. 
Ask  of  me,  and  I  will  give  thee  the  nations  for  thine  inherit- 
ance. 

And  the  uttermost  parts  of  the  earth  for  thy  possession. 
Thou  shalt  break  them  with  a  rod  of  iron  ; 

Thou  shalt  dash  them  in  pieces  like  a  potter's  vessel. 
Now  therefore  be  wise,  O  ye  kings  ; 

Be  instructed,  ye  judges  of  the  earth. 
Serve  the  Lord  with  fear. 
And  rejoice  with  trembling. 

Kiss  the  son,  lest  he  be  angry,  and  ye  perish  in  the  way, 

For  his  wrath  will  soon  be  kindled. 
Blessed  are  all  they  that  put  their  trust  in  him, 

PSALM  in. 

Lord,  how  are  mine  adversaries  increased ! 

Many  are  they  that  rise  up  against  me. 
Many  there  be  which  say  of  my  soul, 
There  is  no  help  for  him  in  God. 

But  thou,  0  Lord,  art  a  shield  about  me; 

My  glory,  and  the  lifter  up  of  my  head. 
I  cry  unto  the  Lord  with  my  voice, 

And  he  answereth  me  out  of  his  holy  hill. 


RESPONSIVE   READINGS.  8 

I  laid  me  down  and  slept ; 

I  awaked ;  for  the  Lord  sustaineth  me. 
I  will  not  be  afraid  of  ten  thousands  of  the  people, 
That  have  set  themselves  against  me  round  about. 

Arise,  0  Lord ;  save  me,  0  my  God ; 
For  thou   hast   smitten   all   mine  enemies  upon  the  cheek 
bone ; 

Thou  hast  broken  the  teeth  of  the  wicked. 
Salvation  belongeth  unto  the  Lord : 

Thy  blessing  be  upon  thy  people. 


PSALM   IV. 

Answer  me  when  I  call,  O  God  of  my  righteousness ; 
Thou  hast  set  me  at  large  when  I  was  in  distress : 

Have  mercy  upon  me,  and  hear  my  prayer. 
O  ye  sons  of  men,  how  long  shall  my  glory  be  turned  into 
dishonour? 

How  long  will  ye  love  vanity,  and  seek  after  falsehood? 
But  know  that  the  Lord  hath  set  apart  him  that  is  godly  for 
himself: 

The  Lord  will  hear  when  I  call  unto  him. 
Stand  in  awe,  and  sin  not : 

Commune  with  your  own  heart  upon  your  bed,  and  be  still. 
Offer  the  sacrifices  of  righteousness. 

And  put  your  trust  in  the  Lord. 
Many  there  be  that  say,  Who  will  show  us  any  good? 

Lord,  lift  thou  up  the  light  of  thy  countenance  upon  us. 
Thou  hast  put  gladness  in  my  heart. 

More  than  they  have  when  their  com  and   their   wine   are 
increased. 
In  peace  Avill  I  both  lay  me  down  and  sleep : 

For  thou,  Lord,  alone  makest  me  dwell  in  safety. 


4  RESPONSIVE   READINGS. 

PSALM   V. 

Give  ear  to  my  words,  O  Lord, 

Consider  my  meditation. 
Hearken  unto  the  voice  of  my  cry,  my  King,  and  my  God: 

For  unto  thee  do  I  pray. 
O  Lord,  in  the  morning  shalt  thou  hear  my  voice  ; 

In  the  morning  will  I  order  my  prayer  unto  thee,  and  will 
keep  watch. 
For  thou  art  not  a  God  that  hath  pleasure  in  wickedness : 

Evil  shall  not  sojourn  with  thee. 

The  arrogant  shall  not  stand  in  thy  sight: 
Thou  hatest  all  Avorkers  of  iniquity. 
Thou  shalt  destroy  them  that  speak  lies : 

The  Lord  abhorreth  the  bloodthirsty  and  deceitful  man. 

But  as  for  me,  in  the  multitude  of  thy  lovingkindness  will  I 
come  into  thy  house : 
In  thy  fear  will  I  worship  toward  thy  holy  temple. 

Lead  me,  0  Lord, in  thy  righteousness  because  of  mine  enemies; 
Make  thy  way  plain  before  my  face. 

For  there  is  no  faithfulness  in  their  mouth ; 

Their  inward  part  is  very  wickedness : 
Their  throat  is  an  open  sepulchre ; 
They  flatter  with  their  tongue. 

Hold  them  guilty,  0  God; 

Let  them  fall  by  their  own  counsels : 
Thrust  them  out  in  the  multitude  of  their  transgressions ; 
For  they  have  rebelled  against  thee. 

But  let  all  those  that  put  their  trust  in  thee  rejoice. 

Let  them  ever  shout  for  joy,  because  thou  defendest  them ; 
Let  them  also  that  love  thy  name  be  joyful  in  tliee. 

For  thou  wilt  bless  the  righteous ; 

0  Lord,  thou  wilt  compass  him  with  favour  as  with  a  shield. 


BESP0N8IVE  READINGS. 

PSALM   VI. 

0  Lord,  rebuke  me  not  in  thine  anger, 

Neither  chasten  me  in  thy  hot  displeasure. 
Have  mercy  upon  me,  O  Lord ;  for  I  am  withered  away ; 

0  Lord,  heal  me ;  for  my  bones  are  vexed. 
My  soul  also  is  sore  vexed : 

And  thou,  O  Lord,  how  long  ? 

Return,  0  Lord,  deliver  my  soul: 

Save  me  for  thy  lovingkindness'  sake. 
For  in  death  there  is  no  remembrance  of  thee : 

In  Sheol  who  shall  give  thee  thanks? 

1  am  weary  with  my  groaning ; 

Every  night  make  I  my  bed  to  swim; 

1  water  my  couch  with  my  tears. 
Mine  eye  wasteth  away  because  of  grief; 

It  waxeth  old  because  of  all  mine  adversaries. 
Depart  from  me,  all  ye  workers  of  iniquity ; 
For  tlie  Lord  hath  heard  the  voice  of  my  weeping. 

The  Lord  hath  heard  my  supplication; 

The  Lord  will  receive  my  prayer. 
All  mine  enemies  shall  be  ashamed  and  sore  vexed : 

They  shall  turn  back,  they  shall  be  ashamed  suddenly. 


PSALM   VIIL 
O  Lord,  our  Lord, 
How  excellent  is  thy  name  in  all  the  earth  ! 

Who  hast  set  thy  glory  upon  the  heavens. 
Out  of  the  mouth  of  babes  and  sucklings  hast  thou  estab- 
lished strength. 
Because  of  thine  adversaries, 

That  thou  mightest  still  the  enemy  and  the  avenger. 
tVhen  I  consider  thy  heavens,  the  work  of  thy  fingers, 


6  RESPONSIVE   READINGS. 

The  moon  and  the  stars,  which  thou  hast  ordained ; 

What  is  man,  that  thou  art  mindful  of  him  ? 

And  the  son  of  man,  that  thou  visitest  him  ? 
For  thou  hast  made  him  but  little  lower  than  God, 

And  crownest  him  with  glory  and  honour. 
Thou  madest  him  to  have  dominion  over  the  works  of  thy 
hands ; 

Thou  hast  put  all  things  under  his  feet : 
All  sheep  and  oxen. 
Yea,  and  the  beasts  of  the  field ; 

The  fowl  of  the  air,  and  the  fish  of  the  sea, 

Whatsoever  passeth  through  the  paths  of  the  seas. 
O  LoKD,  OUK  Lord, 

How   EXCELLENT   IS   THY   NAME   IN   ALL   THE   EARTH ! 


PSALM   IX. 

I  will  give  thanks  unto  the  Lord  with  my  whole  heart ; 

I  will  show  forth  all  thy  marvellous  works. 
I  will  be  glad  and  exult  in  thee : 

I  will  sing  praise  to  thy  name,  0  thou  Most  High. 
When  mine  enemies  turn  back, 
They  stumble  and  perish  at  thy  presence. 

Tor  thou  hast  maintained  my  right  and  my  cause ; 
Thou  satest  in  the  throne  judging  righteously. 

Thou  hast  rebuked  the  nations,  thou  hast  destroyed  the  wicked, 
Thou  hast  blotted  out  their  name  for  ever  and  ever. 

The  enemy  are  come  to  an  end,  they  are  desolate  for  ever ; 
And  the  cities  which  thou  hast  overthrown, 
Their  very  memorial  is  perished. 

But  the  Lord  sitteth  as  king  for  ever: 
He  hath  prepared  his  throne  for  judgment. 

And  he  shall  judge  the  world  in  righteousness. 


RESPONSIVE   READINGS.  ''T 

He  sluill  minister  jndgineiit  to  the  peoples  in  uprightness. 

The  Lord  also  will  be  a  high  tower  for  the  oppressed, 
A  high  tower  in  times  of  trouble  ; 

And  they  that  know  thy  name  will  put  their  trust  in  thee ; 
For  thou,  Lord,  hast  not  forsaken  tliem  that  seek  thr-c. 

Sing  praises  to  the  Lord,  which  dwelleth  in  Zion : 
Declare  among  the  people  his  doings. 

Tor  he  that  maketh  inquisition  for  blood  reinembereth  them: 
He  forgetteth  not  the  cry  of  the  poor. 

Have  mercy  upon  me,  0  Lord ; 
Behold  my  allliction  wliich  I  suffer  of  them  that  hate  me, 
Thou  that  liftest  me  up  from  the  gates  of  death ; 

That  I  may  show  forth  all  thy  praise : 
In  the  gates  of  the  daughter  of  Zion, 
I  will  rejoice  in  thy  salvation. 

The  nations  are  sunk  down  in  the  pit  that  they  made : 
In  tlie  net  which  they  hid  is  their  own  foot  taken. 

The  Lord  hath  made  himself  known,  he  hath  executed  judg- 
ment: 
The  wicked  is  snared  in  the  work  of  his  own  hands. 

The  wicked  shall  return  to  Sheol, 
Even  all  the  nations  that  forget  God. 

For  the  needy  shall  not  alway  be  forgotten. 
Nor  the  expectation  of  the  poor  perish  for  ever. 

Arise,  0  Lord ;  let  not  man  prevail : 
Let  the  nations  be  judged  in  thy  sight. 

Put  them  in  fear,  0  Lord : 
Let  the  nations  know  themselves  to  be  but  men. 


PSALM   XL 

In  the  Lord  put  I  my  trust : 
How  say  ye  to  my  soul. 
Flee  as  a  bird  to  your  mountain  ? 


8  RESPONSIVE   READINGS. 

For,  lo,  the  wicked  bend  the  bow, 

They  make  ready  their  arrow  upon  the  string, 

That  they  may  shoot  in  darkness  at  the  upright  in  heart. 
If  the  foundations  be  destroyed, 
What  can  the  righteous  do  ? 

The  Lord  is  in  his  holy  temple, 

The  Lord,  his  throne  is  in  heaven ; 
His  eyes  behold,  his  eyelids  try,  the  children  of  men. 

The  Lord  trieth  the  righteous : 
But  the  wicked  and  him  that  loveth  violence  his  soul  hateth. 

Upon  the  wicked  he  shall  rain  snares; 
Fire  and  brimstone  and  burning  wind  shall  be  the  portion  of 
their  cup. 

For  the  Lord  is  righteous ;  he  loveth  righteousness : 

The  upright  shall  behold  his  face. 


PSALM   XII. 

Help,  Lord ;  for  the  godly  man  ceaseth ; 

For  the  faithful  fail  from  among  the  children  of  men. 
They  speak  vanity  every  one  with  his  neighbour : 

With  flattering  lip,  and  with  a  double  heart,  do  they  speak. 
The  Lord  shall  cut  off  all  flattering  lips. 

The  tongue  that  speaketh  great  things: 
Who  have  said.  With  our  tongue  wi^l  we  prevail ; 

Our  lips  are  our  own :  who  is  lord  over  us  ? 
For  the  spoiling  of  the  poor,  for  the  sighing  of  the  needy, 
IVow  will  I  arise,  saith  the  Lord ; 

I  will  set  him  in  safety  at  whom  they  puflF. 
X  ^e  words  of  the  Lord  are  pure  words ; 

As  silver  tried  in  a  furnace  on  the  earth, 

Purified  seven  times. 


RESPONSIVE    READINGS. 


Thou  shalt  keep  them,  O  Lord, 

Thou  shalt  preserve  them  from  this  generation  for  ever. 

The  wicked  walk  on  every  side, 

When  vileness  is  exalted  among  the  sons  of  men. 


PSALM   XIIL 

How  long,  O  Lord,  wilt  thou  forget  me  for  ever  ? 

How  long  wilt  thou  hide  thy  face  from  me  ? 
How  long  shall  I  take  counsel  in  my  soul, 
Having  sorrow  in  my  heart  all  the  day  ? 

How  long  shall  mine  enemy  be  exalted  over  me  ? 
Consider  and  answer  me,  O  Lord  my  God : 

Lighten  mine  eyes,  lest  I  sleep  the  sleep  of  death ; 
Lest  mine  enemy  say,  I  have  prevailed  against  him ; 

Lest  mine  adversaries  rejoice  when  I  am  moved. 
But  I  have  trusted  in  thy  mercy  ; 

My  heart  shall  rejoice  in  thy  salvation : 
I  will  sing  unto  the  Lord, 

Because  he  hath  dealt  bountifully  with  me. 


PSALM   XIV. 

The  fool  hath  said  in  his  heart,  There  is  no  God. 

They  are  corrupt,  they  have  done  abominable  works; 

There  is  none  that  doeth  good. 
The  Lord  looked  down  from  heaven  upon  the  children  of  men. 
To  see  if  there  were  any  that  did  understand, 

That  did  seek  after  God. 
They  are  all  gone  aside ;  they  are  together  become  filthy ; 

There  is  none  that  doeth  good,  no,  not  one. 


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Have  all  the  workers  of  iniquity  no  knowledge  ? 

Who  eat  up  my  people  as  they  eat  bread, 

And  call  not  upon  the  Lord. 
There  were  they  in  great  fear : 

For  God  is  in  the  generation  of  the  righteous. 
Ye  put  to  shame  the  counsel  of  the  poor, 

Because  the  Lord  is  his  refuge. 
Oh  that  the  salvation  of  Israel  were  come  out  of  Zion ! 

When  the  Lord  bringeth  back  the  captivity  of  his  people, 

Then  shall  Jacob  rejoice,  and  Israel  shall  be  glad. 


PSALM    XV. 

Lord,  who  shall  sojourn  in  thy  tabernacle  ? 

Who  shall  dwell  in  thy  holy  hill? 
He  that  walketh  uprightly,  and  worketh  righteousness, 

And  speaketh  truth  in  his  heart. 
He  that  slandereth  not  with  his  tongue, 
Nor  doeth  evil  to  his  friend, 

Nor  taketh  up  a  reproach  against  his  neighbour. 
In  whose  eyes  a  reprobate  is  despised ; 

But  he  honoureth  them  that  fear  the  Lord. 
He  that  sweareth  to  his  own  hurt,  and  changeth  not. 

He  that  putteth  not  out  his  money  to  usury. 

Nor  taketh  reward  against  the  innocent. 
He  that  doeth  these  things  shall  never  be  moved. 


PSALM   XVL 

Preserve  me,  O  God :  for  in  thee  do  I  put  my  trust. 
I  have  said  unto  the  Lord,  Thou  art  my  Lord: 
I  have  no  good  beyond  thee. 


RESrONSIVE    HEADINGS.  ll 

As  for  the  saints  that  are  in  the  earth, 

They  are  the  excellent  in  whom  is  all  my  delight. 

Their  sorrows  shall  be  multiplied  that  exchange  the  Lord  for 
another  god: 
Their  drink  oflerings  of  blood  will  I  not  offer, 

Nor  take  their  names  upon  my  lips. 
The  Lord  is  the  portion  of  mine  inheritance  and  of  my  cup : 
Thou  maintainest  my  lot. 

The  lines  are  fallen  unto  me  in  pleasant  places; 

Yea,  I  have  a  goodly  heritage. 
I  will  bless  the  Lord,  who  hath  given  me  counsel : 

Yea,  my  reins  instruct  me  in  the  night  seasons. 
I  have  set  the  Lord  always  before  me : 

Because  he  is  at  my  right  hand,  I  shall  not  be  moved. 
Therefore  my  heart  is  glad,  and  my  glory  rejoiceth : 
My  flesh  also  shall  dwell  in  safety. 

For  thou  wilt  not  leave  my  soul  to  Sheol ; 

Neither  wilt  thou  suffer  thine  holy  one  to  see  corruption. 
Thou  wilt  show  me  the  path  of  life : 

In  thy  presence  is  fulness  of  joy; 

In  thy  right  hand  there  are  pleasures  for  evermore. 


PSALM   XVIII. 

I  love  thee,  O  Lord,  my  strength. 

The  Lord  is  my  rock,  and  my  fortress,  and  my  deliverer; 
My  God,  my  strong  rock,  in  him  will  I  trust ; 

My  shield,  and  the  horn  of  my  salvation,  my  high  tower. 
I  will  call  upon  the  Lord,  who  is  worthy  to  be  praised  : 

So  shall  I  be  saved  from  mine  enemies. 
The  cords  of  death  compassed  me. 

And  the  floods  of  ungodliness  made  me  afraid. 


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The  cords  of  Sheol  were  round  about  me : 

The  snares  of  death  came  upon  me. 
In  my  distress  I  called  upon  the  Lord, 

And  cried  unto  my  God: 
He  heard  my  voice  out  of  his  temple, 

And  my  cry  before  him  came  into  his  ears. 
Then  the  earth  shook  and  trembled, 

The    foundations  also    of  the  mountains  moved    and  were 
shaken,  because  he  was  wroth. 
There  went  up  a  smoke  out  of  his  nostrils,  and  fire  out  of 
his  mouth  devoured : 
Coals  were  kindled  by  it. 
He  bowed  the  heavens  also,  and  came  down ; 

And  thick  darkness  was  under  his  feet. 
And  he  rode  upon  a  cherub,  and  did  fly 

Yea,  he  flew  swiftly  upon  the  wings  of  the  wind. 
He  made  darkness  his  hiding  place,  his  pavilion  round  about 
him; 
Darkness  of  waters,  thick  clouds  of  the  skies. 
At  the  brightness  before  him  his  thick  clouds  passed,  hail- 
stones and  coals  of  fire. 
The  Lord  also  thundered  in  the  heavens, 
And  the  Most  High  uttered  his  voice ;  hailstones  and  coals 
of  fire. 
And  he  sent  out  his  arrows,  and  scattered  them ; 
Yea,  lightnings  manifold,  and  discomfited  them. 

Then  the  channels  of  waters  appeared,  and  the  foundations 
of  the  world  were  laid  bare,  at  thy  rebuke,  0  Lord, 
At  the  blast  of  the  breath  of  thy  nostrils. 

He  sent  from  on  high,  he  took  me;  he  drew  me  out  of  many 
waters. 
He  delivered  me  from  my  strong  enemy. 

And  from  them  that  hated  me,  for  they  were  too  mighty  for 
me. 


RESPONSIVE   READINGS.  IB 

They  came  upon  me  in  the  day  of  m}'  calamity: 

But  the  Lord  was  my  stay. 
He  brought  me  forth  also  into  a  large  place ; 

He  delivered  me,  because  he  delighted  in  me. 
The  Lord  rewarded  me  ucef)rding  to  my  righteousness: 

According  to  the  cleanness  of  my  hands  hath  he  recompensed 
me. 
For  I  have  kept  the  ways  of  the  Lord, 

And  have  not  wickedly  departed  from  my  God. 
For  all  his  judgments  were  before  me. 

And  I  put  not  away  his  statutes  from  me. 
I  was  also  perfect  with  him, 

And  I  kept  myself  from  mine  iniquity. 
Therefore  hath  the  Lord  recompensed  me  according  to  my 
righteousness, 

According  to  the  cleanness  of  my  hands  in  his  eyesight. 
With  the  merciful  thou  wilt  show  thyself  merciful ; 

With  the  perfect  man  thou  wilt  show  thyself  perfect ; 
With  the  pure  thou  wilt  sliow  tliyself  pure  ; 

And  with  the  perverse  thou  wilt  show  thyself  froward. 
For  thou  wilt  save  the  afflicted  people ; 

But  the  haughty  eyes  thou  wilt  bring  down. 
For  thou  wilt  light  my  lamp  : 

The  Lord  my  God  will  lighten  my  darkness. 
For  by  thee  I  run  upon  a  troop  : 

And  by  my  God  do  I  leap  over  a  wall. 
As  for  God,  his  way  is  perfect : 

The  word  of  the  Lord  is  tried;  he  is  a  shield  unto  all  them 
that  trust  in  him. 
For  who  is  God,  save  the  Lord  ? 

And  who  is  a  rock  beside  our  God? 
The  God  that  girdoth  me  with  strength,  and  maketh  my  way 
perfect. 

He  maketh  my  feet  like  hinds'  feet:  and  setteth  me  upon  my 
high  places. 


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Thou  hast  also  given  me  the  shield  of  thy  salvation : 

And  thy  right  hand  hath  holden  me  up,  and  thy  gentleness 

hath  made  me  great. 
Thou  hast  enlarged  my  steps  under  me,  and  my  feet  have 

not  slipped. 
I 

PSALM   XIX. 

The  heavens  declare  the  glory  of  God  ; 

And  the  firmament  showeth  his  handywork. 
Day  unto  day  uttereth  speech, 

And  night  unto  night  showeth  knowledge. 
There  is  no  speech  nor  language ; 

Their  voice  cannot  be  heard. 
Their  line  is  gone  out  through  all  the  earth. 

And  their  words  to  the  end  of  the  world. 
In  them  hath  he  set  a  tabernacle  for  the  sun. 

Which  is  as  a  bridegroom  coming  out  of  his  chamber,  and 
rejoiceth  as  a  strong  man  to  run  his  course. 
His  going  forth  is  from  the  end  of  the  heaven, 

And  his  circuit  unto  the  ends  of  it:  and  there  is  nothing  hid 
from  the  heat  thereof. 
The  law  of  the  Lord  is  perfect,  restoring  the  soul : 

The  testimony  of  the  Lord  is  sure,  making  wise  the  simple. 
The  precepts  of  the  Lord  are  right,  rejoicing  the  heart : 

The  commandment  of  the  Lord  is  pure,  enlightening  the  eyes. 
The  fear  of  the  Lord  is  clean,  enduring  for  ever : 

The  judgments  of  the  Lord  are  true,  and  righteous  altogether. 
More  to  be  desired  are  they  than  gold,  yea,  than  much  fine 
gold : 

Sweeter  also  than  honey  and  the  honeycomb. 
Moreover  by  them  is  thy  servant  warned : 

In  keeping  of  them  there  is  great  reward. 
Who  can  discern  his  errors? 

Clear  thou  me  from  hidden  faults. 


RESPONSIVE  READINGS.  15 

Keep  back  thy  servant  also  from  presumptuous  sins ; 

Let  them  not  have  dominion  over  me :  then  shall  I  be  perfect, 

and  I  shall  be  clear  from  great  transgression. 
Let  the  words  of  my  mouth  and  the  meditation  of 

my  heart  be  acceptable  in  thy  sight,  o  lord, 

my  rock,  and  my  redeemer. 


PSALM    XX. 

The  Lord  answer  thee  in  the  day  of  trouble ;  the  name  of 
the  God  of  Jacob  set  thee  up  on  high ; 
Send  thee  help  from  the  sanctuary,  and  strengthen  thee  out 
of  Zion; 
We  will  triumph  in  thy  salvation,  and  in  the  name  of  our 
God  we  will  set  up  our  banners : 
The  Lord  fulfil  all  thy  petitions. 
Now  know  I  that  the  Lord  saveth  his  anointed ; 

He  will  answer  him  from  his  holy  heaven  with  the  saving 
strength  of  his  right  hand. 
Some  trust  in  chariots,  and  some  in  horses : 

But  we  will  make  mention  of  the  name  of  the  Lord  our  God. 
They  are  bowed  down  and  fallen :    but  we   are   risen,  and 
stand  upright. 
Save,  Lord:  let  the  King  answer  us  when  we  call. 


SELECTION   FROM  PSALM   XXIL 

I  will  declare  thy  name  unto  my  brethren : 

In  the  midst  of  the  congregation  will  I  praise  thee. 

Ye  that  fear  the  Lord,  praise  him ; 

All  ye  the  seed  of  Jacob,  glorify  him;  and  stand  in  awe  of 
him,  all  ye  the  seed  of  Israel. 


16  RESPONSIVE   READINGS. 

For  he  hath  not  despised  nor  abhorred  the  affliction  of  the 
afflicted ; 
Neither  hath  he  hid  his  face  from  him;  but  when  he  cried 
unto  him,  he  heard. 
Of  thee  Cometh  my  praise  in  the  great  congregation : 

I  will  pay  my  vows  before  them  that  fear  him. 
The  meek  shall  eat  and  be  satisfied:   they  shall  praise  the 
Lord  that  seek  after  him  : 
Let  your  heart  live  for  ever. 
All  the  ends  of   the  earth  shall  remember  and  turn  unto 
the  Lord : 
And  all  the  kindreds  of  the  nations  shall  worship  before  thee. 
For  the  kingdom  is  the  Lord's : 

And  he  is  the  ruler  over  the  nations. 
All  the  fat  ones  of  the  earth  shall  eat  and  worship : 

All  they  that  go  down  to  the  dust  shall  bow  before  him, 
even  he  that  cannot  keep  his  soul  alive. 
A  seed  shall  serve  him ; 

It  shall  be  told  of  the  Lord  unto  the  next  generation.  They 
shall  come  and  shall  declare  his  righteousness  unto  a 
people  that  shall  be  born,  that  he  hath  done  it. 


PSALM   XXIII. 

The  Lord  is  my  shepherd ;  I  shall  not  want. 

He  maketh  me  to  lie  down  in  green  pastures:  he  leadeth  me 
beside  the  still  waters. 
He  restoreth  my  soul : 

He  guideth  me  in  the  paths  of  righteousness  for  his  name's 
sake.       pi?.!^^!!  ; 
Yea,  though  I  walk  through  the  valley  of  the  shadow  of 
death,  I  will  fear  no  evil ;  for  thou  art  with  me  : 
Thy  rod  and  thy  staff,  they  comfort  me. 


RESPONSIVE   READINGS.  IT 

Thou  preparest  a  table  before  me  in  the  presence  of  mine 
enemies: 
Thou  hast  anointed  my  head  with  oil;  my  cup  runneth  over. 
Surely  goodness  and  mercy  shall  follow  me  all  the  days  of 
my  life : 
And  I  will  dwell  in  the  house  of  the  Lord  for  ever. 


PSALM   XXIV. 

The  earth  is  the  Lord's,  and  the  fulness  thereof ; 

The  world,  and  they  that  dwell  therein. 
For  he  hath  founded  it  upon  the  seas, 

And  established  it  upon  the  floods. 
Who  shall  ascend  into  the  hill  of  the  Lord  ? 

And  who  shall  stand  in  his  holy  place  ? 
He  that  hath  clean  hands,  and  a  pure  heart ; 

Who  hath  not  lifted  up  his  soul  unto  vanity. 

And  hath  not  sworn  deceitfully. 
He  shall  receive  a  blessing  from  the  Lord, 

And  righteousness  from  the  God  of  his  salvation. 
This  is  the  generation  of  them  that  seek  after  him, 

That  seek  thy  face,  0  God  of  Jacob. 
Lift  up  your  heads,  O  ye  gates ; 

And  be  ye  lift  up,  ye  everlasting  doors : 

And  the  King  of  glory  shall  come  in. 
Who  is  the  King  of  glory  ? 

The  Lord  strong  and  mighty, 

The  Lord  mighty  in  battle. 
Lift  up  your  heads,  O  ye  gates  ; 

Yea,  lift  them  up,  ye  everlasting  doors : 

And  the  King  of  glory  shall  come  in. 
Who  is  this  King  of  glory? 

The  Lord  of  hosts, 

He  is  the  King  of  glory. 


16  RESPONSIVE   READINGS. 


PSALM   XXV. 


Unto  thee,  O  Lord,  do  I  lift  up  my  souL 

0  my  God,  in  thee  have  I  trusted, 
Let  me  be  not  ashamed ; 
Let  not  mine  enemies  triumph  over  me. 

Yea,  none  that  wait  on  thee  shall  be  ashamed : 

They  shall  be  ashamed  that  deal  treacherously  without  cause. 
Shew  me  thy  ways,  O  Lord ; 

Teach  me  thy  paths. 
Guide  me  in  thy  truth,  and  teach  me ; 

For  thou  art  the  God  of  my  salvation ; 

On  thee  do  I  wait  all  the  day. 
Remember,  O  Lord,  thy  tender  mercies  and  thy  lovingkind- 
nesses : 

For  they  have  been  ever  of  old. 
Remember  not  the  sins  of  my  youth,  nor  my  transgressions : 

According  to  thy  lovingkindness  remember  thou  me, 

For  thy  goodness'  sake,  0  Lord. 
Good  and  upright  is  the  Lord : 
Therefore  will  he  instruct  sinners  in  the  way. 

The  meek  will  he  guide  in  judgement : 

And  the  meek  will  he  teach  his  way. 
All  the  paths  of  the  Lord  are  lovingkindness  and  truth 
Unto  such  as  keep  his  covenant  and  his  testimonies. 

For  thy  name's  sake,  0  Lord, 

Pardon  mine  iniquity,  for  it  is  great. 
What  man  is  he  that  feareth  the  Lord  ? 

Him  shall  he  instruct  in  the  way  that  he  shall  choose. 
His  soul  shall  dwell  at  ease  ; 

And  his  seed  shall  inherit  the  land. 
The  secret  of  the  Lord  is  with  them  that  fear  him ; 

And  he  will  shew  them  his  covenant. 
Mine  eyes  are  ever  toward  the  Lord ; 

For  he  shall  pluck  my  feet  out  of  the  net. 


RESrON&IVE   READINGS.  19 

Turn  thee  unto  .  ne,  and  have  mercy  upon  me ; 

For  I  am  desolate  and  afiSicted. 
The  troubles  of  my  heart  are  enlarged : 

0  bring  thou  me  out  of  my  distresses. 
Consider  mine  alHiction  and  my  travail , 

And  forgive  all  my  sins. 
Consider  mine  enemies,  for  they  are  many ; 

And  they  hate  me  with  cruel  hatred. 
O  keep  my  soul,  and  deliver  me : 

Let  me  not  be  ashamed,  for  I  put  my  trust  in  thee. 
Let  integrity  and  uprightness  preserve  me. 
For  I  wait  on  thee. 

Redeem  Israel,  0  God, 

Out  of  all  his  troubles. 


PSALM  XXVL 

Judge  me,  O  Lord,  for  I  have  walked  in  mine  integrity  r 

I  have  trusted  also  in  the  Lord  without  wavering. 
Examine  me,  O  Lord,  and  prove  me; 

Try  my  reins  and  my  heart. 
For  thy  lovingkindness  is  before  mine  eyes; 

And  I  have  walked  in  thy  truth. 
I  have  not  sat  with  vain  jiersons  ; 

Neither  will  I  go  in  with  dissemblers. 
I  hate  the  congregation  of  evil-doers, 

And  will  not  sit  with  the  wicked. 
I  will  wash  mine  hands  in  innocency ; 

So  will  I  compass  thine  altar,  0  Lord : 
That  I  may  make  the  voice  of  thanksgiving  to  be  heard. 

And  tell  of  all  thy  wondrous  works. 
Lord,  I  love  tlie  liabitatiou  of  thy  house, 

And  the  place  where  thy  glory  dwelleth. 


20  RESPONSIVE   READINGS. 

Gather  not  my  soul  with  sinners, 
Nor  my  life  with  men  of  blood : 

In  whose  hands  is  mischief, 

And  their  right  hand  is  full  of  bribes. 
But  as  for  me,  I  will  walk  in  mine  integrity ; 

Redeem  me,  and  be  merciful  unto  me. 
My  foot  standeth  in  an  even  place : 

In  the  congregations  will  I  bless  the  Lord. 


PSALM   XXVII. 

The  Lord  is  my  light  and  my  salvation  ;  whom  shall  I  fear  ? 

The  Lord  is  the  strength  of  my  life;   of  whom  shall  I  be 
afraid  ? 
When  evil-doers  came  upon  me  to  eat  up  my  flesh, 
Even  mine  adversaries  and  my  foes,  they  stumbled  and  fell. 

Though  an  host  should  encamp  against  me. 

My  heart  shall  not  fear : 
Though  war  should  rise  against  me. 

Even  then  will  I  be  confident. 
One  thing  have  I  asked  of  the  Lord,  that  will  I  seek  after ; 

That  I  may  dwell  in  the  house  of  the  Lord  all  the  days  of  my 
life. 

To  behold  the  beauty  of  the  Lord,  and  to  inquire  in  his  temple. 
For  in  the  day  of  trouble  he  shall  keep  me  secretly  in  his 
pavilion : 

In  the  covert  of  his  tabernacle  shall  he  hide  me ; 

He  shall  lift  me  up  upon  a  rock. 
And  now  shall  mine  head  be  lifted  up  above  mine  enemies 
round  about  me ; 

And  I  will  offer  in  his  tabernacle  sacrifices  of  joy ; 

I  will  sing,  yea,  I  will  sing  praises  unto  the  Lord. 
Hear,  O  Lord,  wlien  I  cry  with  my  voice : 

Have  mercy  also  upon  me,  and  answer  me. 


RESPONSIVE   READINGS.  21 

When  thou  saidst,  Seek  ye  my  face  ;  ray  heart  said  unto  thee, 
Thy  face,  Lord,  will  I  seek. 

Hide  not  thy  face  from  me ; 

Put  not  thy  servant  away  in  anger : 
Thou  hast  been  my  help  ; 

Cast  me  not  off,  neither  forsake  me,  0  God  of  my  salvation. 

For  my  father  and  my  mother  have  forsaken  me, 

But  the  Lord  will  take  me  up. 
Teach  me  thy  way,  O  Lord ; 

And  lead  me  in  a  plain  path. 

Because  of  mine  enemies. 
Deliver  me  not  over  unto  the  will  of  mine  adversaries : 

For  false  witnesses  are  risen  up  against  me,  and  such  as 
breathe  out  cruelty. 
I  had  fainted,  unless  I  had  believed  to  see  the  goodness  of 
the  Lord 

In  the  land  of  the  living. 
Wait  on  the  Lord : 

Be  strong,  and  let  thine  heart  take  courage ; 

Tea,  wait  thou  on  the  Lord. 


PSALM  XXVIII. 

Unto  thee,  O  Lord,  will  I  call ; 

My  rock,  be  not  thou  deaf  unto  me: 

Lest,  if  thou  be  silent  unto  me, 

I  become  like  them  that  go  down  into  the  pit. 
Hear  the  voice  of  my  supplications,  when  I  cry  unto  thee, 
When  I  lift  up  my  hands  toward  thy  holy  oracle. 

Blessed  be  the  Lord, 

Because  he  hath  heard  the  voice  of  my  supplications. 
The  Lord  is  my  strength  and  my  shield, 

My  heart  hath  trusted  in  him,  and  I  am  helped : 


22  BESPONSIVE   READINGS. 

Therefore  my  heart  greatly  rejoiceth ; 
And  with  my  song  will  I  praise  him. 

The  Lord  is  their  strength, 

And  he  is  a  strong  hold  of  salvation  to  his  anointed. 
Save  tliy  people,  and  bless  thine  inheritance : 

Teed  them  also,  and  bear  them  up  forever. 


PSALM   XXIX. 

Give  unto  the  Lord,  O  ye  sons  of  the  mighty, 

Give  unto  the  Lord  glory  and  strength. 
Give  unto  the  Lord  the  glory  due  unto  his  name ; 
Worship  the  Lord  in  the  beauty  of  holiness. 

The  voice  of  the  Lord  is  upon  the  viraters : 
The  God  of  glory  thundereth, 
Even  the  Lord  upon  many  waters. 

The  voice  of  the  Lord  is  powerful; 

The  voice  of  the  Lord  is  full  of  majesty. 
The  voice  of  the  Lord  breaketh  the  cedars ; 
Yea,  the  Lord  breaketh  in  pieces  the  cedars  of  Lebanou. 

He  maketh  them  also  to  skip  like  a  calf; 

Lebanon  and  Sirion  like  a  young  wild-ox. 
The  voice  of  the  Lord  cleaveth  the  flames  of  fire. 
The  voice  of  the  Lord  shaketh  the  wilderness ; 

The  Lord  shaketh  the  wilderness  of  Eadesh. 
The  voice  of  the  Lord  maketh  the  hinds  to  calve, 
Aud  strippeth  the  forests  bare : 

And  in  his  temple  every  thing  saith,  Glory. 
The  Lord  sat  as  king  at  the  Flood ; 
Yea,  the  Lord  sitteth  as  king  for  ever. 

The  Lord  will  give  strength  unto  his  people; 

The  Lord  will  bless  his  people  with  peace. 


BESPONSIVE   READINGS.  ^i& 

PSALM   XXX. 

I  will  extol  thee,  O  Lord ;  for  thou  hast  raised  me  up, 
And  luist  not  made  my  foes  to  rejoice  over  me. 

0  Lord  my  God, 

1  cried  unto  thee,  and  thou  hast  healed  me. 

0  Loi'd,  thou  hast  brought  up  my  soul  from  Sheol : 

Thou  hast  kept  me  alive,  that  I  should  not  go  down  to  the 
pit. 
Sing  praise  unto  the  Lord,  O  ye  saints  of  his, 

And  give  thanks  to  his  holy  name. 
For  his  anger  is  but  for  a  moment ; 
In  his  favor  is  life  : 

Weeping  may  tarry  for  the  night, 

But  joy  Cometh  in  the  morning. 
As  for  me,  I  said  in  my  prosperity, 

1  shall  never  be  moved. 

Thou,  Lord,  of  thy  favour  hadst  made  my  mountain  to  stand 
strong : 

Thou  didst  hide  thy  face ;  I  was  troubled. 
I  cried  to  thee,  O  Lord ; 

And  unto  the  Lord  I  made  supplication : 
What  profit  is  there  in  my  blood,  when  I  go  down  to  the  pit? 

Shall  the  dust  praise  thee  ?  shall  it  declare  thy  truth  ? 
Hear,  O  Lord,  and  have  mercy  upon  me  : 

Lord,  be  thou  my  helper. 
Thou  hast  turned  for  me  my  mourning  into  dancing ; 

Thou  hast  loosed  my  sackcloth,  and  girded  me  with  gladness : 
To  the  end  that  my  glory  may  sing  praise  to  thee,  and  not 
be  silent. 

0  Lord  my  God,  I  will  give  thanks  unto  thee  for  ever. 


^  EBSP0N8IVB  READINGS. 

PSALM  XXXI. 

In  thee,  O  Lord,  do  I  put  my  trust ;  let  me  never  be  ashamed : 

Deliver  me  in  thy  righteousness. 
Bow  down  thine  ear  unto  me  ;  deliver  me  speedily : 

Be  thou  to  me  a  strong  rock,  an  house  of  defence  to  save  me. 
For  thou  art  my  rock  and  my  fortress ; 

Therefore  for  thy  name's  sake  lead  me  and  guide  me. 
Pluck  me  out  of  the  net  that  they  have  laid  privily  for  me ; 

For  thou  art  my  strong  hold. 
Into  thine  hand  I  commend  my  spirit : 

Thou  hast  redeemed  me,  0  Lord,  thou  God  of  truth. 
I  hate  them  that  regard  lying  vanities  : 
But  I  trust  in  the  Lord. 

I  will  be  glad  and  rejoice  in  thy  mercy : 

For  thou  hast  seen  my  affliction; 
Thou  hast  known  my  soul  in  adversities. 
And  thou  hast  not  shut  me  up  into  the  hand  of  the  enemy ; 

Thou  hast  set  my  feet  in  a  large  place. 
Have  mercy  upon  me,  O  Lord,  for  I  am  in  distress : 

Mine  eye  wasteth  away  with  grief,  yea,  my  soul  and  my  body. 

For  my  life  is  spent  with  sorrow,  and  my  years  with  sighing : 
But  I  trusted  in  thee,  O  Lord : 

I  said,  Thou  art  my  God. 

My  times  are  in  thy  hand : 
Make  thy  face  to  shine  upon  thy  servant : 

Save  me  in  thy  lovingkindness. 

Let  me  be  not  ashamed,  0  Lord ;  for  I  have  called  upon  thee : 
Oh  how  great  is  thy  goodness,  which  thou  hast  laid  up  for 
them  that  fear  thee. 

Which  thou  hast  wrought  for  them  that  put  their  trust  in 
thee,  before  the  sons  of  men ! 
In  the  covert  of  thy  presence  shalt  thou  hide  them  from  the 
plottings  of  man : 


RESPONSIVE  READINGS.  ^ 

Thou  Shalt  keep  them  secretly  in  a  pavilion  from  the  strife 
of  tongues. 
Blessed  be  the  Lord : 

For  he  hath  shewed  me  his  marvellous  lovingkindness  in  a 
strong  city. 
As  for  me,  I  said  in  my  haste,  I  am  cut  off  from  before  thine 
eyes: 
Nevertheless  thou  heardest  the  voice  of  my   supplications 
when  I  cried  unto  thee. 
O  love  the  Lord,  all  ye  his  saints : 
The  Lord  preserveth  the  faithful, 
And  plentifully  rewardeth  the  proud  doer. 
Be  strong,  and  let  your  heart  take  courage. 
All  ye  that  hope  in  the  Lord. 


PSALM   XXXIL 

Blessed  is  he  whose  transgression  is  forgiven,  whose  sin  is 
covered. 
Blessed  is  the  man  unto  whom  the  Lord  imputeth  not  iniquity, 
And  in  whose  spirit  there  is  no  guile. 
When  I  kept  silence,  my  bones  waxed  old 
Through  my  roaring  all  the  day  long. 

For  day  and  night  thy  hand  was  heavy  upon  me: 
My  moisture  was  changed  as  with  the  drought  of  summer. 
I  acknowledged  my  sin  unto  thee,  and  mine  iniquity  have  I 
not  hid : 
I  said,  I  will  confess  my  transgressions  unto  the  Lord; 
And  thou  forgavest  the  iniquity  of  my  sin. 
For  this  let  every  one  that  is  godly  pray  unto  thee  in  a  time 
when  thou  mayest  be  found  : 
Surely  when  the  great  waters  overflow  they  shall  not  reach 
unto  him. 


•26  RESPONSIVE  READINGS. 

Thou  art  my  hiding   place ;    thou  wilt  preserve  nie  from 
trouble ; 
Thou  wilt  compass  me  about  with  songs  of  deliverance. 
I  will  instruct  thee  and  teach  thee  in  the  way  which  thou 
slialt  go : 
I  will  counsel  thee  with  mine  eye  upon  thee. 
Be  ye  not  as  the  horse,  or  as  the  mule,  which  have  no  under- 
standing : 
Whose  trappings  must  be  bit  and  bridle  to  hold  them  in, 
Else  they  will  not  come  near  unto  thee. 
Many  sorrows  shall  be  to  the  wicked : 

But  he  that  trusteth  in  the  Lord,  mercy  shall  compass  him 
about. 
Be  glad  in  the  Lord,  and  rejoice,  ye  righteous : 
And  shout  for  joy,  all  ye  that  are  upright  in  heart. 


PSALM    XXXIII. 

Rejoice  in  the  Lord,  O  ye  righteous : 

Praise  is  comely  for  the  upright. 
Give  thanks  unto  the  Lord  with  harp : 

Sing  praises  unto  him  with  the  psaltery  of  ten  strings. 
Sing  unto  him  a  new  song ; 

Play  skilfully  with  a  loud  noise. 
For  the  word  of  the  Lord  is  right ; 

And  all  his  work  is  done  in  faithfulness. 
He  loveth  righteousness  and  judgement: 

The  earth  is  full  of  the  lovingkindness  of  the  Lord. 
By  the  word  of  the  Lord  were  the  heavens  made ; 

And  all  the  host  of  them  by  the  breath  of  his  mouth. 
He  gathereth  the  waters  of  the  sea  together  as  an  heap : 

He  layeth  up  the  deeps  in  storehouses. 
Let  all  the  earth  fear  the  Lord : 

Let  all  the  inhabitants  of  the  world  stand  in  awe  of  him. 


IlESPONSIVE   READINGS.  27 

For  lie  spake,  and  it  was  done  ; 

He  commanded,  and  it  stood  fast. 
The  Lord  bringeth  the  counsel  of  the  nations  to  nought : 

He  maketh  the  thoughts  of  the  peoples  to  be  of  none  effect. 
The  counsel  of  the  Lord  stnndeth  fast  for  ever, 

The  thoughts  of  his  heart  to  all  generations. 
Blessed  is  the  nation  Avhose  Ciod  is  the  Lord; 

The  people  whom  he  hath  chosen  for  his  own  inheritance. 
The  Lord  looketh  from  heaven ; 
He  beholdeth  all  the  sons  of  men  ; 

From  the  place  of  his  habitation  he  looketh  forth 

Upon  all  the  inhabitants  of  the  earth ; 
He  tliat  fashioneth  the  hearts  of  them  all, 
That  considereth  all  their  works. 

There  is  no  king  saved  by  the  multitude  of  an  host. 
A  mighty  man  is  not  delivered  by  great  strength. 

An  horse  is  a  vain  thing  for  safety: 

Neither  shall  he  deliver  any  by  his  great  power. 
Behold,  the  eye  of  the  Lord  is  upon  them  that  fear  him. 
Upon  them  that  hope  in  his  mercy ; 

To  deliver  their  soul  from  death, 

And  to  keep  them  alive  in  famine. 
Our  soul  hath  waited  for  the  Lord  : 

He  is  our  help  and  our  shield. 
For  our  heart  shall  rejoice  in  him. 

Because  we  have  trusted  in  his  holy  name. 
Let  thy  mercy,  O  Lord,  be  ui)on  us. 

According  as  we  have  hoped  in  thee. 


2W  KESPONSIVE  KEADIKGS. 

PSALM   XXXIV. 

I  will  bless  the  Lord  at  all  times : 

His  praise  shall  continually  be  in  my  mouth. 
My  soul  shall  make  her  boast  in  the  Lord : 

The  meek  shall  hear  thereof,  and  be  glad. 

0  magnify  the  Lord  with  me, 

And  let  us  exalt  his  name  together. 

1  sought  the  Lord,  and  lie  answered  me, 
And  delivered  me  from  all  my  fears. 

They  looked  unto  him,  and  were  lightened: 

And  their  faces  shall  never  be  confounded. 
This  poor  man  cried,  and  the  Lord  heard  him, 
And  saved  him  out  of  all  his  troubles. 

The  angel  of  the  Lord  encampeth  round  about  them  that  fear 
him, 

And  delivereth  them. 
O  taste  and  see  that  the  Lord  is  good : 

Blessed  is  the  man  that  trusteth  in  him. 

0  fear  the  Lord,  ye  his  saints  : 

For  there  is  no  want  to  them  that  fear  him. 
The  young  lions  do  lack,  and  suffer  hunger : 

But  they  that  seek  the  Lord  shall  not  want  any  good  thing. 
Come,  ye  children,  and  hearken  unto  me : 

1  will  teach  you  the  fear  of  the  Lord. 

What  man  is  he  that  desireth  life, 

And  loveth  many  days,  that  he  may  see  good  ? 

Keep  thy  tongue  from  evil. 

And  thy  lips  from  speaking  guile. 
Depart  from  evil,  and  do  good; 
Seek  peace,  aud  pursue  it. 

The  eyes  of  the  Lord  are  toward  the  righteous. 

And  his  ears  are  open  unto  their  cry. 

The  face  of  the  Lord  is  against  them  that  do  evil, 
To  cut  off  the  remembrance  of  them  from  the  earth. 


RESPONSIVE   HEADINGS.  29 

The  righteous  cried,  and  the  Lord  heard, 
And  delivered  them  out  of  all  their  troubles. 

The  Lord  is  nigh  unto  them  that  are  of  a  broken  heart, 

And  saveth  such  as  be  of  a  contrite  spirit. 
Many  are  the  alllictions  of  the  righteous : 
But  the  Lord  delivereth  liim  out  of  them  all. 

He  keepeth  all  his  bones: 

Not  one  of  them  is  broken. 
Evil  shall  slay  the  wicked : 
And  they  that  hate  the  righteous  shall  be  condemned. 

The  Lord  redeemeth  the  soul  of  his  servants : 

And  none  of  them  that  trust  in  him  shall  be  condemned. 


PSALM   XXXVI. 

The  transgression  of  the  wicked  saith  within  my  heart, 
There  is  no  fear  of  God  before  his  eyes. 

For  he  flattereth  himself  in  his  own  eyes, 

That  his  iniquity  shall  not  be  found  out  and  be  hated. 
The  words  of  his  mouth  are  iniquity  and  deceit : 

He  hath  left  off  to  be  wise  and  to  do  good. 
He  deviseth  iniquity  upon  his  bed ; 
He  setteth  himself  in  a  way  that  is  not  good ; 

He  abhorreth  not  evil. 
Thy  lovingkindness,  O  Lord,  is  in  the  heavens ; 

Thy  faithfulness  reacheth  unto  the  skies. 
Thy  righteousness  is  like  the  mountains  of  God  ; 

Thy  judgements  are  a  great  deep : 
O  Lord,  thou  preservest  man  and  beast. 

How  precious  is  thy  lovingkindness,  0  God ! 

And  the  children  of  men  take  refuge  under  the  shadow  of  thy 
wings. 


30  RESPONSIVE   READINGS. 

They  shall  be  abundantly  satisfied  with  the  fatness  of  thy 

house ; 
And  thou  shalt  make  them  drink  of  the  river  of  thy  pleasures. 

Tor  with  thee  is  the  fountain  of  life : 

In  thy  light  shall  we  see  light. 
O  continue  thy  lovingkindness  unto  them  that  know  thee ; 

And  thy  righteousness  to  the  upright  in  heart. 
Let  not  the  foot  of  pride  come  against  me, 
And  let  not  the  hand  of  the  wicked  drive  me  away. 

There  are  the  workers  of  iniquity  fallen : 

They  are  thrust  down,  and  shall  not  be  able  to  rise. 


PSALM   XXXVII. 

Fret  not  thyself  because  of  evil-doers, 

Neither  be  thou  envious  against  them  that  work  unrighteous- 
ness. 

Tor  they  shaU  soon  be  cut  down  like  the  grass, 

And  wither  as  the  green  herb. 
Trust  in  the  Lord,  and  do  good ; 

Dwell  in  the  land,  and  follow  after  faithfulness. 
Delight  thyself  also  in  the  Lord ; 
And  he  shall  give  thee  the  desires  of  thine  heart. 

Commit  thy  way  unto  the  Lord ; 

Trust  also  in  him,  and  he  shall  bring  it  to  pass. 
And  he  shall  make  thy  righteousness  to  go  forth  as  the  light, 

And  thy  judgement  as  the  noonday. 
Rest  in  the  Lord,  and  wait  patiently  for  him : 

Fret  not  thyself  because  of  him  who  prospereth  in  his  way, 

Because  of  the  man  who  bringeth  wicked  devices  to  pass. 
Cease  from  anger,  and  forsake  wrath : 
Fret  not  thyself,  it  tendeth  only  to  evil-doing. 


RESPONSIVE   READINGS.  31 

For  evil-doers  shall  be  cut  off: 

But  those  that  wait  upon  the  Lord,  they  shall  inherit  the  land. 
For  yet  a  little  while,  and  the  wicked  shall  not  be : 

Yea,  thou  shalt  diligently  consider  his  place,  and  he  shall  not  be. 
But  the  ineek  sluill  inherit  the  land ; 

And  shall  delight  themselves  in  the  abundance  of  peace. 
The  wicked  plotteth  against  the  just, 
And  gnasheth  upon  him  with  his  teeth. 

The  Lord  shall  laugh  at  him: 

For  he  seeth  that  his  day  is  coming. 
The  wicked  have  drawn  out  the  sword,  and  have  bent  their 

bows; 
To  cast  down  the  poor  and  needy. 
To  slay  such  as  be  upright  in  the  way : 

Their  sword  shall  enter  into  their  own  heart, 

And  their  bows  shall  be  broken. 
Better  is  a  little  that  the  righteous  hath 
Than  the  abundance  of  many  wicked. 

For  the  arms  of  the  wicked  shall  be  broken: 

But  the  Lord  upholdeth  the  righteous. 
The  Lord  knoweth  the  days  of  the  perfect : 
And  their  inheritance  shall  be  for  ever. 

They  shall  not  be  ashamed  in  the  time  of  evil : 

And  in  the  days  of  famine  they  shall  be  satisfied. 
But  the  wicked  shall  perish. 

And  the  enemies  of  the  Lord  shall  be  as  the  excellency  of 
the  pastures : 

They  shall  consume ;  in  smoke  shall  they  consume  away. 
The  wicked  borroweth,  and  payeth  not  again  : 
But  the  righteous  dealeth  graciously,  and  giveth. 

For  such  as  be  blessed  of  him  shall  inherit  the  land; 

And  they  that  be  cursed  of  him  shall  be  cut  off. 
A  man's  gohigs  are  established  of  the  Lord ; 
And  he  delighteth  in  his  way. 


32  RESPONSIVE   READINGS. 

Though  he  fall,  he  shall  not  be  utterly  cast  down: 

For  the  Lord  upholdeth  him  with  his  hand. 
I  have  been  young,  and  now  am  old ; 
Yet  have  I  not  seen  the  righteous  forsaken, 

Nor  his  seed  begging  their  bread. 

All  the  long  day  he  dealeth  graciously,  and  lendeth; 

And  his  seed  is  blessed. 
Depart  from  evil,  and  do  good ; 
And  dwell  for  evermore. 

Tor  the  Lord  loveth  judgement, 

And  forsaketh  not  his  saints; 
They  are  preserved  for  ever : 
But  the  seed  of  the  wicked  shall  be  cut  off. 

The  righteous  shall  inherit  the  land, 

And  dwell  therein  for  ever. 
The  mouth  of  the  righteous  talketh  of  wisdom, 
And  his  tongue  speaketh  judgement. 

The  law  of  his  God  is  in  his  heart; 

None  of  his  steps  shall  slide. 
The  wicked  watcheth  the  righteous, 
And  seeketh  to  slay  him. 

The  Lord  will  not  leave  him  in  his  hand. 

Nor  condemn  him  when  he  is  judged. 
Wait  on  the  Lord,  and  keep  his  way, 
And  he  shall  exalt  thee  to  inherit  the  land : 

When  the  wicked  are  cut  off,  thou  shalt  see  it. 
I  have  seen  the  wicked  in  great  power, 
And  spreading  himself  like  a  green  tree  in  its  native  soil. 

But  one  passed  by,  and  lo,  he  was  not : 

Yea,  I  sought  him,  but  he  could  not  be  found. 
Mark  the  perfect  man,  and  behold  the  upright : 
For  the  latter  end  of  that  man  is  peace. 

As  for  transgressors,  they  shall  be  destroyed  together : 

The  latter  end  of  the  wicked  shall  be  cut  off. 


RESPONSIVE   READINGS. 

But  the  salvation  of  tlie  righteous  is  of  tlie  Lord : 
He  is  their  strong  hold  in  the  time  of  trouble. 

And  the  Lord  helpeth  them,  and  rescueth  them : 
He  rescueth  them  from  the  wicked,  and  saveth  them, 
Because  they  have  taken  refuge  in  him. 


PSALM   XXXIX. 

I  said,  I  will  take  heed  to  my  ways, 
That  I  sin  not  with  my  tongue : 

I  will  keep  my  mouth  with  a  bridle, 

While  the  wicked  is  before  me. 
I  was  dumb  with  silence,  I  held  my  peace,  even  from  good ; 
And  my  sorrow  was  stirred. 

My  heart  was  hot  within  me ; 
While  I  was  musing  the  lire  kindled 
Then  spake  I  with  my  tongue : 
Lord,  make  me  to  know  mine  end. 
And  the  measure  of  my  days,  what  it  is ; 

Let  me  know  how  frail  I  am. 
Behold,  thou  hast  made  my  days  as  handbreadths ; 

And  mine  age  is  as  nothing  before  thee: 
Surely  every  man  at  his  best  estate  is  altogether  vanity. 

Surely  every  man  walketh  in  a  vain  show: 
Surely  they  are  disquieted  in  vain  : 

He  heapeth  up  riches,  and  knoweth  not  who  shall  gather  them 
And  now,  Lord,  what  wait  I  for  ? 
My  hope  is  in  thee. 

Deliver  me  from  all  my  transgressions: 

Make  me  not  the  reproach  of  the  foolish. 
I  was  dumb,  I  opened  not  my  mouth ; 
Because  thou  didst  it. 


34  BE8P0NSIVE  READINGS. 

Remove  thy  stroke  away  from  me : 

I  am  consumed  by  the  blow  of  thine  hand. 
When  thou  with  rebukes  dost  correct  man  for  iniquity, 
Thou  makest  his  beauty  to  consume  away  like  a  moth : 

Surely  every  man  is  vanity. 
Hear  my  prayer,  O  Lord,  and  give  ear  unto  my  cry ; 

Hold  not  thy  peace  at  my  tears : 
For  I  am  a  stranger  with  thee, 
A  sojourner,  as  all  my  fathers  were. 

0  spare  me,  that  I  may  recover  strength, 

Before  I  go  hence,  and  be  no  more. 


PSALM  XL. 

I  waited  patiently  for  the  Lord ; 

And  he  inclined  unto  me  and  heard  my  cry. 

He  brought  me  up  also  out  of  an  horrible  pit,  out  of  the  miry 
clay; 
And  he  set  my  feet  upon  a  rock,  and  established  my  goings. 

And  he  hath  put  a  new  song  in  my  mouth,  even  praise  unto 
our  God: 
Many  shall  see  it,  and  fear. 
And  shall  trust  in  the  Lord. 

Blessed  is  the  man  that  maketh  the  Lord  his  trust, 

And  respecteth  not  the  proud,  nor  such  as  turn  aside  to  lies. 
Many,  O  Lord  my  God,  are  the  wonderful  works  which  thou 

hast  done. 
And  thy  thoughts  which  are  to  us-ward : 

They  cannot  be  set  in  order  unto  thee ; 

If  I  would  declare  and  speak  of  them, 

They  are  more  than  can  be  numbered. 
Sacrifice  and  offering  thou  hast  no  delight  in ; 
Mine  ears  hast  thou  opened ; 


RESPONSIVE   READINGS.  36 

Burnt  offering  and  sin  offering  hast  thou  not  required. 
Then  said  I,  Lo,  I  am  come ; 
In  the  roll  of  the  book  it  is  written  of  me: 
I  delight  to  do  thy  will,  O  my  God; 

Yea,  thy  law  is  within  my  heart. 
I  have  published  righteousness  In  the  great  congregation  ; 

Lo,  I  will  not  refrain  my  lips, 

0  Lord,  thou  knowest. 

I  have  not  hid  thy  righteousness  within  my  heart ; 
I  have  declared  tliy  faitlifulness  and  thy  salvation  : 

1  have  not  concealed  thy  lovingkindness  and  thy  truth  from 

the  great  congregation. 
Withhold  not  thou  thy  tender  mercies  from  me,  O  Lord  : 

Let  thy  lovingkindness  and  thy  truth  continually  preserve  me. 
For  innumerable  evils  have  compassed  me  about, 
Mine  iniquities  have  overtaken  me,  so  that  I  am  not  able  to 
look  up ; 

They  are  more  than  the  hairs  of  mine  head,  and  my  heart 
hath  failed  me. 
Be  pleased,  O  Lord,  to  deliver  me : 
Make  haste  to  help  me,  O  Lord. 

Let  them  be  ashamed  and  confounded  together 

That  seek  after  my  soul  to  destroy  it: 
Let  them  be  turned  backward  and  brought  to  dishonor 
That  delight  in  n\y  hurt. 

Let  them  be  desolate  by  reason  of  their  shame 

That  say  unto  me,  Aha,  Aha. 
Let  all  those  that  seek  thee  rejoice  and  be  glad  in  thee : 

Let  such  as  love  thy  salvation  say  continually, 

The  Lord  be  magnified. 
But  I  am  poor  and  needy ; 
Yet  the  Lord  thinketh  upon  me : 

Thou  art  my  help  and  my  deliverer; 

Make  no  tarrying,  0  my  God. 


36  RESPONSIVE   READINGS. 

PSALM   XLI. 

Blessed  is  he  that  considereth  the  poor : 

The  Lord  will  deliver  him  in  the  day  of  evil. 
The  Lord  will  preserve  him,  and  keep  liini  alive,  and  he  shall 
be  blessed  upon  the  earth ; 

And  deliver  not  thou  him  unto  the  will  of  his  enemies. 
The  Lord  will  support  him  upon  tlie  couch  of  languishing : 

Thou  makest  all  his  bed  in  his  sickness. 
I  said,  O  Lord,  have  mercy  upon  me : 
Heal  my  soul ;  for  I  have  sinned  against  thee. 

Mine  enemies  speak  evil  against  me,  saying, 

When  shall  he  die,  and  his  name  perish  ? 
And  if  he  come  to  see  me,  he  speaketh  vanity ; 
His  heart  gathereth  iniquity  to  itself : 

When  he  goeth  abroad,  he  telleth  it. 
All  that  hate  me  whisper  together  against  me : 
Against  me  do  they  devise  my  hurt. 

An  evil  disease,  say  they,  cleaveth  fast  unto  him : 

And  now  that  he  lieth  he  shall  rise  up  no  more. 
Yea,  mine  own  familiar  friend,  in  whom  I  trusted,  which  did 

eat  of  my  bread. 
Hath  lifted  up  his  heel  against  me. 

But  thou,  0  Lord,  have  mercy  upon  me,  and  raise  me  up, 

That  I  may  requite  them. 

PSALM   XLII. 

As  the  heart  panteth  after  the  water  brooks. 
So  panteth  my  soul  after  thee,  O  God. 

My  soul  thirsteth  for  God,  for  the  living  God : 

When  shall  I  come  and  appear  before  God  ? 
My  tears  have  been  my  meat  day  and  night, 
While  they  continually  say  unto  me,  Where  is  thy  God? 


RESPONSIVE   READINGS.  37 

These  things  I  remember,  and  pour  out  my  soul  within  me, 
How  I  went  with  the  throng,  and  led  them  to  the  lujuse  of 

God, 
With  the  voice  of  joy  and  praise,  a  multitude  keeping  holy- 
day. 

Why  art  thou  cast  down,  0  my  soul? 

And  why  art  thou  disquieted  within  me  ? 
Hope  thou  in  God  :   for  I  shall  yet  praise  him 
For  the  health  of  his  countenance. 

0  my  God,  my  soul  is  cast  down  within  me : 

Therefore  do  I  remember  thee  from  the  land  of  Jordan, 

And  the  Hermons,  from  the  hill  Mizar. 
Deep  calleth  unto  deep  at  the  noise  of  thy  waterspouts : 
All  thy  waves  and  thy  billows  are  gone  over  me. 

Yet  the  Lord  will  command  his  lovingkindness  in  the  day-time, 

And  in  the  night  his  song  shall  be  with  me, 

Even  a  prayer  unto  the  God  of  my  life. 
I  will  say  unto  God  my  rock.  Why  hast  thou  forgotten  me  ? 

Why  go  I  mourning  because  of  the  oppression  of  the  enemy? 
As  with  a  sword  in  my  bones,  mine  adversaries  reproach  me; 
While  they  continually  say  unto  me,  Where  is  thy  God? 

Why  art  thou  cast  down,  0  my  soul  ? 

And  why  art  thou  disquieted  within  me  ? 
Hope  thou  in  God  :   for  I  shall  yet  praise  him, 
Who  is  the  health  of  my  countenance,  and  my  God. 


PSALM   XLHI. 

Judge  me,  0  God,  and  plead  my  cause  against  an  ungodly 

nation : 
0  deliver  me  from  the  deceitful  and  unjust  man. 
For  thou  art  the  God  of  my  strength ;  why  hast  thou  cast 

me  off? 


1^  RESPONSIVE   READINGS. 

Why  go  I  mourning  because  of  the  oppression  of  the  enemy? 
O  send  out  thy  light  and  thy  truth ;  let  them  lead  me : 

Let  them  bring  me  unto  thy  holy  hill, 

And  to  thy  tabernacles. 
Then  will  I  go  unto  the  altar  of  God, 
Unto  God  my  exceeding  joy : 

And  upon  the  harp  will  I  praise  thee,  0  God,  my  God. 
Why  art  thou  cast  down,  O  my  soul  ? 
And  why  art  thou  disquieted  within  me  ? 

Hope  thou  in  God :  for  I  shall  yet  praise  him, 

Who  is  the  health  of  my  countenance,  and  my  God. 


PSALM   XLV. 

My  heart  overfloweth  with  a  goodly  matter : 

I  speak  the  things  which  I  have  made  touching  the  king 

My  tongue  is  the  pen  of  a  ready  writer. 
Thou  art  fairer  than  the  children  of  men ; 
Grace  is  poured  into  thy  lips : 

Therefore  God  hath  blessed  thee  for  ever. 
Gird  thy  sword  upon  thy  thigh,  O  mighty  one, 
Thy  glory  and  thy  majesty. 

And  in  thy  majesty  ride  on  prosperously, 

Because  of  truth  and  meekness  and  righteousness: 
And  thy  right  hand  shall  teach  thee  terrible  things. 

Thine  arrows  are  sharp; 

The  peoples  fall  under  thee ; 

They  are  in  the  heart  of  the  king's  enemies. 
Thy  throne,  O  God,  is  for  ever  and  ever : 

A  sceptre  of  equity  is  the  sceptre  of  thy  kingdom. 
Thou  hast  loved  righteousness,  and  hated  wickedness : 

Therefore  God,  thy  God,  hath  anointed  thee 

With  the  oil  of  gladness  above  thy  fellows. 


RESPONSIVE   READINGS.  39 

All  thy  garments  smell  of  myrrh,  and  aloes,  and  cassia ; 

Out  of  ivory  palaces  stringed  instruments  have   made   thee 
glad. 
Kings'  daughters  are  among  thy  honorable  women  : 

At  thy  right  hand  doth  stand  the  queen  in  gold  of  Ophir. 
Hearken,  O  daugliter,  and  consider,  and  incline  thine  ear; 

Forget  also  thine  own  people,  and  thy  father's  house ; 
So  shall  the  king  desire  thy  beauty : 
For  he  is  thy  Lord;  and  worship  thou  him. 

And  the  daughter  of  Tyre  shall  be  there  with  a  gift; 

Even  the  rich  among  the  people  shall  intreat  thy  favour. 
The  king's  daughter  within  the  palace  is  all  glorious : 
Her  clothing  is  inwrought  with  gold. 

She  shall  be  led  unto  the  king  in  broidered  work: 

The  virgins  her  companions  that  follow  her 

Shall  be  brought  unto  thee. 
With  gladness  and  rejoicing  shall  they  be  led : 
They  shall  enter  into  the  king's  palace. 

Instead  of  thy  fathers  shall  be  thy  children, 

Whom  thou  shalt  make  princes  in  all  the  earth. 
I  will  make  thy  name  to  be  remembered  in  all  generations : 

Therefore  shall  the  peoples  give  thee  thanks  for  ever  and  ever. 


PSALM   XLVI. 

God  is  our  refuge  and  strength, 
A  very  present  help  in  trouble. 

Therefore  will  we  not  fear,  though  the  earth  do  change, 

And  though  the  mountains  be  moved  in  the  heart  of  the  seas ; 
Though  the  waters  thereof  roar  and  be  troubled. 
Though  the  mountains  shake  with  the  swelling  thereof. 

There  is  a  river,  the  streams  whereof  make  glad  the  city  of 
God, 


0  RESPONSIVE  READINGS. 

The  holy  place  of  the  tabernacles  of  the  Most  High. 

God  is  in  the  midst  of  her ;  she  shall  not  be  moved : 
God  shall  help  her,  and  that  right  early. 

The  nations  raged,  the  kingdoms  were  moved: 

He  uttered  his  voice,  the  earth  melted. 
The  Lord  of  hosts  is  with  us ; 

The  God  of  Jacob  is  our  refuge. 
Come,  behold  the  works  of  the  Lord, 
What  desolations  he  hath  made  in  the  earth. 

He  maketh  wars  to  cease  unto  the  end  of  the  earth; 

He  breaketh  the  bow,  and  cutteth  the  spear  in  sunder; 

He  burneth  the  chariots  in  the  fire. 
Be  still,  and  know  that  I  am  God : 

I  will  be  exalted  among  the  nations,  I  will  be  exalted  in  the 
earth. 
The  Lord  of  hosts  is  with  us ; 

The  God  of  Jacob  is  our  refuge. 


PSALM   XLVIL 

O  clap  your  hands,  all  ye  peoples ; 

Shout  unto  God  with  the  voice  of  triumph. 
For  the  Lord  Most  High  is  terrible ; 

He  is  a  great  King  over  all  the  earth. 
He  shall  subdue  the  peoples  under  us, 

And  the  nations  under  our  feet. 
He  shall  choose  our  inheritance  for  us, 
The  excellency  of  Jacob  whom  he  loved. 

God  is  gone  up  with  a  shout. 

The  Lord  with  the  sound  of  a  trumpet. 
Sing  praises  to  God,  sing  praises : 

Sing  praises  unto  our  King,  sing  praises. 
For  God  is  the  King  of  all  the  earth : 

Sing  ye  praises  with  understanding. 


RESPONSIVE   HEADINGS.  41 

God  reigneth  over  the  nations : 

Ood  sitteth  upon  his  holy  throne. 
The  princes  of  the  peoples  are  gathered  together 
To  be  the  people  of  the  God  of  Abraham : 

For  the  shields  of  the  earth  belong  unto  God ; 

He  is  greatly  exalted. 


PSALM   XLVIII. 

Great  is  the  Lord,  and  highly  to  be  praised, 
In  the  city  of  our  God,  in  his  holy  mountain. 

Beautiful  in  elevation,  the  joy  of  the  whole  earth, 

Is  mount  Zion,  on  the  sides  of  the  north, 

The  city  of  the  g^eat  King. 
God  hath  made  himself  known  in  her  palaces  for  a  refuge. 

For,  lo,  the  kings  assembled  themselves, 

They  passed  by  together. 
They  saw  it,  then  were  they  amazed ; 
They  were  dismayed,  they  liasted  away. 

Trembling  took  hold  of  them  there ; 

Pain,  as  of  a  woman  in  travail. 
With  the  east  wind 
Thou  breakest  the  ships  of  Tarshish. 

As  we  have  heard,  so  have  we  seen 

In  the  city  of  the  Lord  of  hosts,  in  the  city  of  our  God : 
God  will  establish  it  for  ever. 

We  have  thought  on  thy  lovingkindness,  0  God, 

In  the  midst  of  thy  temple. 
As  is  thy  name,  O  God, 
So  is  thy  praise  unto  the  ends  of  the  earth : 

Thy  right  hand  is  full  of  righteousness. 
Let  mount  Zion  be  glad. 

Let  the  daughters  of  Judah  rejoice, 

Because  of  thy  judgements. 


^  BESPONSIVE   READINGS. 

Walk  about  Zion,  and  go  round  about  her:  -.(07  ^oO 

Tell  the  towers  thereof. 

Mark  ye  well  her  bulwarks, 

Consider  her  palaces; 
That  ye  may  tell  it  to  the  generation  following. 

For  this  God  is  our  God  for  ever  and  ever : 

He  will  be  our  guide  even  unto  death. 


PSALM   LI. 

Have  mercy  upon  me,  O  God,  according  to  thy  lovingkind- 
ness: 

According  to  the  multitude  of  thy  tender  mercies  blot  out  my 
transgressions. 
Wash  me  thoroughly  from  mine  iniquity, 

And  cleanse  me  from  my  sin. 
For  I  acknowledge  my  transgressions : 

And  my  sin  is  ever  before  me. 
Against  thee,  thee  only,  have  I  sinned. 
And  done  that  which  is  evil  in  thy  sight : 

That  thou  mayest  be  justified  when  thou  speakest, 

And  be  clear  when  thou  judgest. 
Behold,  I  was  shapen  in  iniquity ; 
And  in  sin  did  my  mother  conceive  me. 

Behold,  thou  desirest  truth  in  the  inward  parts : 

And  in  the  hidden  part  thou  shalt  make  me  to  know  wisdom. 
Purge  me  with  hyssop,  and  I  shall  be  clean  : 

Wash  me,  and  I  shall  be  whiter  than  snow. 
Make  me  to  hear  joy  and  gladness  ; 
That  the  bones  which  thou  hast  broken  may  rejoice. 

Hide  thy  face  from  my  sins, 

And  blot  out  all  mine  iniquities. 
Create  in  me  a  clean  heart,  O  God ; 


ItESPONSlVK   READINGS.  4& 

And  renew  a  right  spirit  within  me. 
Cast  me  not  away  from  thy  piesenue ; 

And  take  not  thy  holy  spirit  from  me. 
Restore  unto  mo  llie  yiy  of  thy  salvation: 

And  uphold  me  with  a  free  spirit. 
Then  will  I  teach  transgressors  thy  ways ; 
And  sinners  shall  be  converted  unto  thee. 

Deliver  me  from  bloodguiltiness,  0  God,  thou  God  of  my  sal- 
vation ; 

And  my  tongue  shall  sing  aloud  of  thy  righteousness. 
O  Lord,  open  thou  my  lips; 

And  my  mouth  shall  shew  forth  thy  praise. 
For  thou  delightest  not  in  sacrilice  :  elsa  would  I  give  it: 

Thou  hast  no  pleasure  in  burnt  oflfering. 
The  sacrifices  of  God  are  a  broken  spirit : 

A  broken  and  a  contrite  heart,  0  God,  thou  wilt  not  despise. 
Do  good  in  thy  good  pleasure  unto  Zion  : 

Build  thou  the  walls  of  Jerusalem. 
Then  shalt  thou  delight  in  the  sacrifices  of  righteousness,  in 
burnt  offering  and  whole  burnt  offering : 

Then  shall  they  offer  bullocks  upon  thine  altar. 


A   SELECTION   FROM   PSALMS   LV.,  LVL,  LVII. 

Give  ear  to  my  prayer,  O  God ; 

And  liide  not  thyself  from  my  supplication. 

Attend  unto  me,  and  answer  me: 

I  am  restless  in  my  complaint,  and  moan; 
Because  of  the  voice  of  the  enemy, 
Because  of  the  0])pression  of  the  wicked; 

For  they  cast  iniquity  upon  me, 

And  in  anger  they  persecute  me. 


44  KESPONSIVE   READINGS. 

My  heart  is  sore  pained  within  me : 

And  the  terrors  of  death  are  fallen  upon  me. 

Pearfiilness  and  trembling  are  come  upon  me, 

And  horror  hath  overwhelmed  me. 
And  I  said,  Oh  that  I  had  wings  like  a  dove ! 
Then  would  I  fly  away,  and  be  at  rest. 

Lo,  then  would  I  wander  far  off, 

I  would  lodge  in  the  vnldemess. 
I  would  hasten  me  to  a  shelter 
From  the  stormy  wind  and  tempest. 

As  for  me,  I  will  call  upon  God; 

And  the  Lord  shall  save  me. 
Evening,  and  morning,  and  at  noonday,  will  I  complain,  and 

moan: 
And  he  shall  hear  my  voice. 

Cast  thy  burden  upon  the  Lord,  and  he  shall  sustain  thee : 

He  shall  never  suffer  the  righteous  to  be  moved. 
Put  thou  my  tears  into  thy  bottle  ; 
Are  they  not  in  thy  book  ? 

In  God  have  I  put  my  trust,  I  will  not  be  afraid; 

What  can  man  do  unto  me? 
Thy  vows  are  uj^on  me,  O  God : 

I  will  render  thank  offerings  unto  thee. 
For  thou  hast  delivered  my  soul  from  death  : 
Hast  thou  not  delivered  my  feet  from  falling  ? 

That  I  may  walk  before  God 

In  the  light  of  the  living. 
Be  merciful  unto  me,  O  God,  be  merciful  unto  me  ; 

For  my  soul  taketh  refuge  in  thee : 

Yea,  in  the  shadow  of  thy  wings  will  I  take  refage, 

Until  these  calamities  be  overpast. 
I  will  cry  unto  God  Most  High  ; 
Unto  God  that  performeth  all  things  for  me. 

He  shall  send  from  heaven,  and  save  me. 


RESPONSIVE   liEADINGS.  46 

My  heart  is  fixed,  O  God,  my  heart  is  fixed: 

I  will  sing,  yea,  I  will  sing  praises. 
Awake  up,  my  glory ;  awake,  psaltery  and  harp  : 
I  myself  ^vill  awake  right  early. 

I  will  give  thanks  unto  thee,  0  Lord,  among  the  peoples : 
I  will  sing  praises  unto  thee  among  the  nations. 

For  thy  mercy  is  great  unto  the  heavens, 

And  thy  truth  unto  the  skies. 
Be  thou  exalted,  O  God,  above  the  heavens ; 

Let  thy  glory  be  above  all  the  earth. 


A  SELECTION  FROM  PSALMS    LXL,   LXIL,  LXIIL 

Hear  my  cry,  O  God ; 
Attend  unto  my  prayer. 

From  the  end  of  the  earth  will  I  call  unto  thee,  when  my 
heart  is  overwhelmed : 
Lead  me  to  the  rock  that  is  higher  than  L 

For  thou  hast  been  a  refuge  for  me, 

A  strong  tower  from  the  enemy. 
I  will  dwell  in  thy  tabernacle  for  ever : 

I  will  take  refuge  in  the  covert  of  thy  wings. 
For  thou,  O  God,  hast  lieard  my  vows : 

Thou  hast  given  me  the  heritage  of  those  that  fear  thy  name. 
My  soul  waiteth  only  upon  God : 
From  him  cometh  my  salvation. 

He  only  is  my  rock  and  my  salvation : 

He  is  my  high  tower ;  I  shall  not  be  greatly  moved. 
My  soul,  wait  thou  only  upon  God ; 

For  my  expectation  is  from  him. 
He  only  is  my  rock  and  my  salvation : 

He  is  my  high  tower ;  I  shall  not  be  moved. 


4Q  RESPONSIVE  READINGS. 

With  God  is  my  salvation  and  my  glory : 

The  rock  of  my  strength,  and  my  refuge,  is  in  God. 
Trust  in  him  at  all  times,  ye  people ; 
Pour  out  your  heart  before  him  : 

God  is  a  refuge  for  us. 
Surely  men  of  low  degree   are    vanity,  and   men    of   high 
degree  are  a  lie : 

In  the  balances  they  will  go  up; 

They  are  together  lighter  than  vanity. 
Trust  not  in  oppression, 
And  become  not  vain  in  robbery : 

If  riches  increase,  set  not  your  heart  thereon. 
God  hath  spoken  once, 
Twice  have  I  heard  this ; 
That  power  belongeth  unto  God  : 

Also  unto  thee,  0  Lord,  belongeth  mercy : 

For  thou  renderest  to  every  man  according  to  his  work. 
O  God,  thou  art  my  God ;  early  will  I  seek  thee : 

My  soul  thirsteth  for  thee,  my  flesh  longeth  for  thee, 

In  a  dry  and  weary  land,  where  no  water  is. 
So  have  I  looked  upon  thee  in  the  sanctuary, 
To  see  thy  power  and  thy  glory. 

For  thy  lovingkindness  is  better  than  life ; 

My  lips  shall  praise  thee. 
So  will  I  bless  thee  while  I  live : 

I  will  lift  up  my  hands  in  thy  name. 
My  soul  shall  be  satisfied  as  with  marrow  and  fatness  ; 
And  my  mouth  shall  praise  thee  with  joyful  lips ; 

When  I  remember  thee  upon  my  bed, 

And  meditate  on  thee  in  the  night  watches. 
For  thou  hast  been  my  help, 
And  in  the  shadow  of  thy  wings  will  I  rejoice. 

My  soul  foUoweth  hard  after  thee : 

Thy  right  hand  upholdeth  me. 


RESPONSIVE   READINGS.  47 

A  SELECTION   FROM   PSALMS   LXV.,  LXVL 

Praise  waiteth  for  thee,  O  God,  in  Zion : 

And  unto  thee  shall  the  vow  be  perfonned. 

0  thou  that  hearest  prayer, 

Unto  thee  shall  all  flesh  come. 
Iniquities  prevail  against  me  : 
As  for  our  transgressions,  thou  shalt  purge  them  away. 

Blessed  is  the  man  whom  thou  choosest,  and  causest  to  ap- 
proach unto  thee, 

That  he  may  dwell  in  thy  courts: 
We  shall  be  satisfied  with  the  goodness  of  thy  house, 
The  holy  place  of  thy  temple. 

By  terrible  things  thou  wilt  answer  us  in  righteousness, 

0  God  of  our  salvation ; 
Thou  that  art  the  confidence  of  all  the  ends  of  the  earth, 
And  of  them  that  are  afar  off  upon  the  sea : 

Which  by  his  strength  setteth  fast  the  mountains ; 

Being  girded  about  with  might : 
Which  stilleth  the  roaring  of  the  seas,  the  roaring  of  their 

waves, 
And  the  tumult  of  the  peoples. 

They  also  that  dwell  in  the  uttermost  parts  are  afraid  at  thy 
tokens : 
Thou  makest  the  outgoings  of  the  morning  and  evening  to 
rejoice. 

Thou  visitest  the  earth,  and  waterest  it, 

Thou  greatly  enrichest  it ; 

The  river  of  God  is  full  of  water: 
Thou  providest  them  corn,  when  thou  hast  so  prepared  the 
earth. 

Thou  waterest  her  furrows  abundantly ; 

Thou  settlest  the  ridges  thereof: 
Thou  makest  it  soft  with  showers  ; 
Thou  blessest  the  springing  thereof. 


48  RESPONSIVE   BEADINGS. 

Thou  crownest  the  year  with  thy  goodness ; 

And  thy  paths  drop  fatness. 
The}'  drop  upon  the  pastures  of  the  wilderness: 
And  the  hills  are  girded  with  joy. 

The  pastures  are  clothed  with  flocks ; 
The  valleys  also  are  covered  over  with  corn ; 

They  shout  for  joy,  they  also  sing. 
Make  a  joyful  noise  unto  God,  all  the  earth : 

Sing  forth  the  glory  of  his  name : 

Make  his  praise  glorious. 
Say  unto  God,  How  terrible  are  thy  works  ! 

Through  the  greatness  of  thy  power  shall  thine  enemies  sub- 
mit themselves  unto  thee. 
All » the  earth  shall  worship  thee, 
And  shall  sing  unto  thee  ; 

They  shall  sing  to  thy  name. 
Come,  and  see  the  works  of  God ; 

He  is  terrible  in  his  doing  toward  the  children  of  men. 
He  turned  the  sea  into  dry  land : 
They  went  through  the  river  on  foot : 

There  did  we  rejoice  in  him. 
He  ruleth  by  his  might  for  ever ; 
His  eyes  observe  the  nations  : 

Let  not  the  rebellious  exalt  themselves. 
O  bless  our  God,  ye  j^eoples. 
And  make  the  voice  of  his  praise  to  be  heard : 

Which  holdeth  our  soul  in  life, 

And  sujffereth  not  our  feet  to  be  moved. 
For  thou,  0  God,  hast  proved  us  : 

Thou  hast  tried  us,  as  silver  is  tried. 
Come,  and  hear,  all  ye  that  fear  God, 
And  I  will  declare  what  he  hath  done  for  my  soul. 

I  cried  unto  him  with  my  mouth, 

And  he  was  extolled  with  my  tongue. 


RESPONSIVE   READINGS.  49 

If  I  regard  iniquity  in  my  heart, 
The  Lord  will  nut  hear : 

But  verily  God  hath  heard ; 

He  hath  attended  to  the  voice  of  my  prayer. 
Blessed  be  God, 

Which  Iiath  not  turned  away  my  prayer,  nor  his  mercy  from 
me. 


A  SELECTION  FROM  PSALMS  LXVII.,  LXVIIL, 

LXIX. 

God  be  merciful  unto  us,  and  bless  us, 

And  cause  his  face  to  shine  upon  us; 
That  thy  way  niay  be  known  upon  earth, 

Thy  saving  health  among  all  nations. 
Let  the  peoples  praise  thee,  O  God ; 

Let  all  the  peoples  praise  thee. 
O  let  the  nations  be  glad  and  sing  for  joy  : 
For  thou  shalt  judge  the  peoples  with  equity, 

And  govern  the  nations  upon  earth. 
Let  the  peoples  praise  thee,  O  God ; 

Let  all  the  peoples  praise  thee. 
The  earth  hath  yielded  her  increase : 
God,  even  our  own  God,  shall  bless  us. 

God  shall  bless  us; 

And  all  the  ends  of  the  earth  shall  fear  him. 
Sing  unto  God,  sing  praises  to  his  name  : 

Cast  up  a  high  way  for  him  that  rideth  through  the  deserts ; 
His  name  is  JAH  ;  and  exult  ye  before  him. 

A  father  of  the  fatherless,  and  a  judge  of  the  widows, 

Is  God  in  his  holy  habitation. 
God  setteth  the  solitary  in  families : 

He  bringeth  out  the  prisoners  into  prosperity : 

But  the  rebellious  dwell  in  a  parched  land. 


50  RESPONSIVE   READINGS. 

O  God,  when  thou  wentest  forth  before  thy  people, 
When  thou  didst  march  through  the  wilderness ; 

The  earth  trembled, 

The  heavens  also  dropped  at  the  presence  of  God : 
Even  yon  Sinai  trembled  at  the  presence  of  God,  the  God  of 
Israel. 

Thou,  0  God,  didst  send  a  plentiful  rain. 

Thou  didst  confirm  thine  inheritance,  when  it  was  weary. 
Thy  congregation  dwelt  therein  : 

Thou,  0  God,  didst  prepare  of  thy  goodness  for  the  poor. 
The  Lord  giveth  the  word : 

The  women  that  publish  the  tidings  are  a  great  host. 
The  chariots  of  God  are  twenty  thousand,  even  thousands 
upon  thousands: 

The  Lord  is  among  them,  as  in  Sinai,  in  the  sanctuary. 
Thou  hast  ascended  on  high,  thou  hast   led   thy  captivity 

captive ; 
Thou  hast  received  gifts  among  men, 

Yea,  among  the  rebellious  also,  that  the   Lord  God   might 
dwell  with  them. 
Blessed  be  the  Lord,  who  daily  beareth  our  burden, 
Even  the  God  who  is  our  salvation. 

God  is  unto  us  a  God  of  deliverances ; 

And  unto  Jehovah  the  Lord  belong  the  issues  from  death. 
They  have  seen  thy  goings,  O  God, 
Even  the  goings  of  my  God,  my  King,  into  the  sanctuary. 

The  singers  went  before,  the  minstrels  followed  after, 

In  the  midst  of  the  damsels  playing  with  timbrels. 
Bless  ye  God  in  the  congregations. 
Even  the  Lord,  ye  that  are  of  the  fountain  of  Israel. 

Sing  unto  God,  ye  kingdoms  of  the  earth ; 

0  sing  praises  unto  the  Lord; 
To  him  that  rideth  upon  the  heavens  of  heavens,  which  are 
of  old; 


RESPONSIVE   HEADINGS.  61 

Lo,  he  uttereth  his  voice,  and  tliat  a  mighty  voice. 

Ascribe  ye  strength  unto  God: 
His  excellency  is  over  Israel, 

And  his  strength  is  in  the  skies. 

0  Ood,  then  art  terrible  out  of  thy  holy  ])laces: 

The  God  of  Israel,  he  giveth  strength  and  power  unto  his 
people. 
Blessed  J!E  God. 

1  will  praise  the  name  of  God  with  a  song, 
And  will  magnify  him  with  thanksgiving. 

And  it  shall  please  the  Lord  better  than  an  ox, 
Or  a  bullock  that  hath  horns  and  hoofs. 

The  meek  have  seen  it,  and  are  glad : 
Ye  that  seek  after  God,  let  your  heart  live. 

For  the  Lord  heareth  the  needy, 

And  despiseth  not  his  prisoners. 
Let  Heaven  and  earth  praise  him. 
The  seas,  and  every  thing  that  moveth  therein. 

For  God  will  save  Zion,  and  build  the  cities  of  Judah ; 

And  they  shall  abide  there,  and  have  it  in  possession. 
The  seed  also  of  his  servants  sliall  inherit  it ; 

And  they  that  love  his  name  shall  dwell  therein. 


PSALM   LXX. 

Make  haste,  O  God,  to  deliver  me ; 
Make  haste  to  help  me,  O  Lord. 

Let  them  be  ashamed  and  confounded 

That  seek  after  my  soul : 
Let  them  be  turned  backward  and  brought  to  dishonour 
That  delight  in  my  hurt. 

Let  them  be  turned  back  by  reason  of  their  shame 

That  say,  Aha,  Aha. 


62  RESPONSIVE   READINGS. 

Let  all  those  that  seek  thee  rejoice  and  be  glad  in  thee ; 

And  let  such  as  love  thy  salvation  say  continually, 

Let  God  be  magnified. 
But  I  am  poor  and  needy  ; 
Make  haste  unto  me,  O  God  : 

Thou  art  my  help  and  my  deliverer ; 

0  Lord,  make  no  tarrying. 


PSALM    LXXI. 

In  thee,  O  Lord,  do  I  put  my  trust : 

Let  me  never  be  ashamed. 
Deliver  me  in  thy  righteousness,  and  rescue  me : 

Bow  down  thine  ear  unto  me,  and  save  me. 
Be  thou  to  me  a  rock  of  habitation,  where  unto  I  may  con- 
tinually resort : 

Thou  hast  given  commandment  to  save  me; 
For  thou  art  my  rock  and  my  fortress. 

Rescue  me,  0  my  God,  out  of  the  hand  of  the  wicked. 

Out  of  the  hand  of  the  unrighteous  and  cruel  man. 
For  thou  art  my  hope,  O  Lord  God : 
Thou  art  my  trust  from  my  youth. 

By  thee  have  I  been  holden  up  from  the  womb: 

Thou  art  he  that  took  me  out  of  my  mother's  bowels : 

My  praise  shall  be  continually  of  thee. 
I  am  as  a  wonder  unto  many  ; 
But  thou  art  my  strong  refuge. 

My  mouth  shall  be  filled  with  thy  praise, 

And  with  thy  honour  all  the  day. 
Cast  me  not  off  in  the  time  of  old  age ; 

Forsake  me  not  when  my  strength  faileth. 
For  mine  enemies  speak  concerning  me ; 

And  they  that  watch  for  my  soul  take  counsel  together. 

Saying,  God  hath  forsaken  him: 


RESPONSIVE   READINGS.  58 

Pursue  and  take  him ;  for  there  is  none  to  deliver. 
0  God,  be  not  far  from  me : 

0  my  God,  make  haste  to  help  me. 

Let  them  be  ashamed  and  consumed  that  are  adversaries  to 

my  soul ; 
Let  them  be  covered  with  reproach  and  dishonour  that  seek  my 

hurt. 
But  I  will  hope  continually, 
And  will  praise  thee  yet  more  and  more. 

My  mouth  shall  tell  of  thy  righteousness, 
And  of  thy  salvation  all  the  day ; 
For  I  know  not  the  numbers  thereof. 

1  will  come  with  the  mighty  acts  of  the  Lord  God: 

I  will  make    mention   of  thy  rightecmsness,  even   of   thine 
only. 

0  God,  thou  hast  taught  me  from  my  youth; 
And  hitherto  liave  I  declared  thy  wondrous  works. 

Yea,  even  when  I  am  old  and  grayheaded,  0  God,  forsake  me 
not; 
Until  I  have  declared  thy  strength  unto  the  next  generation, 
Thy  might  to  every  one  that  is  to  come. 

Thy  righteousness  also,  0  God,  is  very  high; 
Thou  who  hast  done  great  things, 

0  God,  who  is  like  unto  thee  ? 

Thou,  which  hast  shewed  us  many  and  sore  troubles, 
Shalt  quicken  us  again, 
And  sluilt  bring  us  up  again  from  the  depths  of  the  earth. 
Increase  thou  my  greatness, 
And  turn  again  and  comfort  me. 

1  will  also  praise  thee  with  tlie  psaltery, 
Even  thy  truth,  O  my  God : 

Unto  thee  will  I  sing  praises  with  the  harp, 
0  thou  Holy  One  of  Israel. 
My  lips  shall  greatly  rejoice  when  I  sing  praises  unto  thee ; 


64  RESPONSIVE  READINGS. 

And  my  soul,  which  thou  hast  redeemed. 

My  tongue  also  shall  talk  of  thy  righteousness  all  the  day 

long: 
For  they  are  ashamed,  for  they  are  confounded,  that  seek  my 

hurt. 

PSALM   LXXII. 

Give  the  king  thy  judgements,  O  God, 

And  thy  righteousness  unto  the  king's  son. 
He  shall  judge  thy  people  with  righteousness, 

And  thy  poor  with  judgement. 
The  mountains  shall  bring  peace  to  the  people. 
And  the  hills,  in  righteousness. 

He  shall  judge  the  poor  of  the  people, 

He  shall  save  the  children  of  the  needy, 
And  shall  break  in  pieces  the  oppressor. 

They  shall  fear  thee  while  the  sun  endureth, 

And  so  long  as  the  moon,  throughout  all  generations. 
He  shall  come  down  like  rain  upon  the  mown  grass : 

As  showers  that  water  the  earth. 
In  his  days  shall  the  righteous  flourish ; 

And  abundance  of  peace,  till  the  moon  be  no  more. 
He  shall  have  dominion  also  from  sea  to  sea. 

And  from  the  River  unto  the  ends  of  the  earth. 
They  that  dwell  in  the  wilderness  shall  bow  before  him ; 

And  his  enemies  shall  lick  the  dust. 
The  kings  of  Tarshish  and  of  the  isles  shall  bring  presents: 

The  kings  of  Sheba  and  Seba  shall  offer  gifts. 
Yea,  all  kings  shall  fall  down  before  him : 

All  nations  shall  serve  him. 
For  he  shall  deliver  the  needy  when  he  crieth; 

And  the  poor,  that  hath  no  helper. 
He  shall  have  pity  on  the  poor  and  needy, 

And  the  souls  of  the  needy  he  shall  save. 


RESPONSIVE   READINGS.  66 

He  shall  redeem  their  soul  from  oppression  and  violence ; 

And  precious  shall  their  blood  be  in  his  sight: 
And  they  shall  live ;  and  to  him  shall  be  given  of  the  gold 
of  Sheha : 

And  men  shall  pray  for  him  continually; 

They  shall  bless  him  all  the  day  long. 
There  shall  be  abundance  of  corn  in  the  earth  upon  the  top 
of  the  mountains ; 

The  fruit  thereof  shall  shake  like  Lebanon : 
And  they  of  the  city  shall  flourish  like  grass  of  the  earth. 

His  name  shall  endure  for  ever; 

His  name  shall  be  continued  as  long  as  the  sun : 
And  men  shall  be  blessed  in  him ; 

All  nations  shall  call  him  happy. 
Blessed  be  the  Lord  God,  the  God  of  Israel, 
Who  only  doeth  wondrous  things  : 

And  blessed  be  his  glorious  name  for  ever ; 

And  let  the  whole  earth  be  filled  with  his  glory. 
Amen,  and  Amen. 

PSALM   LXXIIL 

Surely  God  is  good  to  Israel, 
Even  to  such  as  are  pure  in  heart. 

But  as  for  me,  my  feet  were  almost  gone ; 

My  steps  had  well  nigh  slipped. 
For  1  was  envious  at  the  arrogant, 
When  I  saw  the  prosperity  of  the  wicked. 

For  there  are  no  bands  in  their  death : 

But  their  strength  is  firm. 
They  are  not  in  trouble  as  other  men ; 
Neither  are  they  plagued  like  other  men. 

Therefore  pride  is  as  a  chain  about  their  neck; 

Violence  covereth  them  as  a  garment. 


56  RESPONSIVE   READINGS. 

Their  eyes  stand  out  with  fatness : 
They  have  more  than  heart  could  wish. 

They  scoff,  and  in  wickedness  utter  oppression : 

They  speak  loftily. 
They  have  set  their  mouth  in  the  heavens, 
And  their  tongue  walketh  through  the  earth. 

Therefore  his  people  return  hither : 

And  waters  of  a  full  cup  are  wrung  out  by  them. 
And  they  say,  How  doth  God  know  ? 
And  is  there  knowledge  in  the  Most  High  ? 

Behold,  these  are  the  wicked; 

And,  being  alway  at  ease,  they  increase  in  riches. 
Surely  in  vain  have  I  cleansed  my  heart, 
And  washed  my  hands  in  innocency ; 

For  all  the  day  long  have  I  been  plagued. 

And  chastened  every  morning. 
If  I  had  said,  I  will  speak  thus ; 

Behold,  I  had  dealt  treacherously  with  the  generation  of  thy 
children. 

When  I  thought  how  I  might  know  this. 

It  was  too  painful  for  me; 
Until  I  went  into  the  sanctuary  of  God, 
And  considered  their  latter  end. 

Surely  thou  settest  them  in  slippery  places : 

Thou  castest  them  down  to  destruction. 
How  are  they  become  a  desolation  in  a  moment ! 
They  are  utterly  consumed  with  terrors. 

As  a  dream  when  one  awaketh ; 

So,  0  Lord,  when  thou   awakest,  thou  shalt  despise  their 
image. 
For  my  heart  was  grieved, 
And  I  was  pricked  in  my  reins : 

So  brutish  was  I,  and  ignorant; 

I  was  as  a  beast  before  thee. 


RESPONSIVE   liEADINGS.  57 

Nevertheless  I  am  continually  with  thee : 
Thou  hast  holden  my  right  hand. 

Thou  shalt  g^ide  me  with  thy  counsel, 

And  afterward  receive  me  to  glory. 
Whom  have  I  in  heaven  but  thee  ? 
And  there  is  none  upon  earth  that  I  desire  beside  thee. 

My  flesh  and  my  heart  faileth : 

But  God  is  the  strength  of  my  heart  and  my  portion  for  ever. 
For,  lo,  they  that  are  far  from  thee  shall  perish : 
Thou  hast  destroyed  all  them  that  go  a  whoring  from  thee. 

But  it  is  good  for  me  to  draw  near  unto  God : 
I  have  made  the  Lord  God  my  refuge, 
That  I  may  tell  of  all  thy  works. 


PSALM   LXXVII. 

I  will  cry  unto  God  with  my  voice ; 

Even  unto  God  with  my  voice,  and  he  will  give  ear  unto  me. 
In  tlie  day  of  my  trouble  I  sought  the  Lord : 

My  hand  was  stretched  out  in  the  night,  and  slacked  not; 

My  soul  refused  to  be  comforted. 
I  remember  God,  and  am  disquieted : 

I  complain,  and  my  spirit  is  overwhelmed. 
Thou  boldest  mine  eyes  watching  : 
I  am  so  troubled  that  I  cannot  speak. 

I  have  considered  the  days  of  old. 

The  years  of  ancient  times. 
I  call  to  remembrance  my  song  in  the  night: 

I  commune  with  mine  own  heart; 

And  my  spirit  made  diligent  search. 
Will  the  Lord  cast  off  for  ever  ? 
And  will  he  be  favourable  no  more  ? 

Is  his  mercy  clean  gone  for  ever? 

Doth  his  promise  fail  for  evermore  ? 


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Hath  God  forgotten  to  be  gracious  ? 

Hath  he  in  anger  shut  up  his  tender  mercies? 
And  I  said,  This  is  my  infirmity  ; 

But  I  will  remember  the  years  of  the  right  hand  of  the  Most 
High. 

I  will  make  mention  of  the  deeds  of  the  Lord ; 

For  I  will  remember  thy  wonders  of  old. 
I  will  meditate  also  upon  all  thy  work, 
And  muse  on  thy  doings. 

Thy  way,  0  God,  is  in  the  sanctuary : 
"Who  is  a  great  god  like  unto  God  ? 

Thou  art  the  God  that  doest  wonders : 
Thou  hast  made  known  thy  strength  among  the  peoples. 

Thou  hast  with  thine  arm  redeemed  thy  people, 

The  sons  of  Jacob  and  Joseph. 
The  waters  saw  thee,  O  God ; 
The  waters  saw  thee,  they  were  afraid : 
The  depths  also  trembled. 

The  clouds  poured  out  water; 

The  skies  sent  out  a  sound: 

Thine  arrows  also  went  abroad. 
The  voice  of  thy  thunder  was  in  the  whirlwind; 

The  lightnings  lightened  the  world: 

The  earth  trembled  and  shook. 
Thy  way  was  in  the  sea. 
And  thy  paths  in  the  great  waters, 
And  thy  footsteps  were  not  known. 

Thou  leddest  thy  people  like  a  flock, 

By  the  hand  of  Moses  and  Aaron. 


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PSALM   LXXX. 

Give  ear,  O  Shepherd  of  Israel, 
Thou  tliat  leadest  Joseph  like  a  flock  ; 

Thou  that  sittest  upon  the  cherubim,  shine  forth.. 
Before  lilpliraim  and  Benjaniiii  and   Mauasseh,  stir  up  thy 

might, 
And  come  to  save  us. 

Turn  us  again,  0  God; 

And  cause  thy  face  to  shine,  and  we  shall  be  saved. 
O  Lord  God  of  hosts, 

How  long  wilt  thou  be  angry  against  the  prayer  of  thy 
people  ? 

Thou  hast  fed  them  with  the  bread  of  tears, 

And  given  them  tears  to  drink  in  large  measure. 
Thou  makest  us  a  strife  unto  our  neighbours: 
And  our  enemies  laugh  among  themselves. 

Turn  us  again,  0  God  of  hosts ; 

And  cause  thy  face  to  shine,  and  we  shall  be  saved. 
Thou  broughtest  a  vine  out  of  Egypt : 
Thou  didst  drive  out  the  nations,  and  plantedst  it. 

Thou  preparedst  room  before  it, 

And  it  took  deep  root,  and  filled  the  land. 
The  mountains  were  covered  with  the  shadow  of  it, 
And  the  boughs  thereof  were  like  cedars  of  God. 

She  sent  out  her  branches  unto  the  sea, 

And  her  shoots  unto  the  River. 
Why  hast  thou  broken  down  her  fences, 
So  that  all  they  which  pass  by  tlie  way  do  pluck  her  ? 

The  boar  out  of  the  wood  doth  ravage  it. 

And  the  wild  beasts  of  the  field  feed  on  it. 
Turn  again,  we  beseech  thee,  O  God  of  hosts : 

Look  down  from  heaven,  and  behold,  and  visit  this  vine, 

And  the  stock  which  thy  right  hand  hath  planted, 


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And  the  branch  that  thou  madest  strong  for  thyself, 
It  is  burned  with  fire,  it  is  cut  down : 

They  perish  at  the  rebuke  of  thy  countenance. 
Let  thy  hand  be  upon  the  man  of  thy  right  hand, 

Upon  the  son  of  man  whom  thou  madest  strong  for  thyself. 
So  shall  we  not  go  back  from  thee  : 

Quicken  thou  us,  and  we  will  call  upon  thy  name. 

Turn  us  again,  0  Lord  God  of  hosts ; 
Cause  thy  face  to  shine,  and  we  shax,l  be  saved. 


PSALM  LXXXL 

Sing  aloud  unto  God  our  strength  : 

Make  a  joyful  noise  unto  the  God  of  Jacob. 
Take  up  the  psalm,  and  bring  hither  the  timbrel. 
The  pleasant  harp  with  the  psaltery. 

Blow  up  the  trumpet  in  the  new  moon, 

At  the  full  moon,  on  our  solemn  feast  day. 
For  it  is  a  statute  for  Israel, 

An  ordinance  of  the  God  of  Jacob. 
He  appointed  it  in  Joseph  for  a  testimony, 
When  he  went  out  over  the  land  of  Egypt : 
Where  I  heard  a  language  that  I  knew  not. 

I  removed  his  shoulder  from  the  burden: 

His  hands  were  freed  from  the  basket. 
Thou  calledst  in  trouble,  and  I  delivered  tliee ; 

I  answered  thee  in  the  secret  place  of  thunder ; 

I  proved  thee  at  the  waters  of  Meribah. 
Hear,  O  my  people,  and  I  will  testify  unto  thee : 
O  Israel,  if  thou  wouldest  hearken  unto  me  ! 

There  shall  no  strange  god  be  in  thee ; 

Neither  shalt  thou  worship  any  strange  god. 


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I  am  the  Lord  thy  God, 

Which  brought  thee  up  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt : 

Open  thy  inoutli  wide,  and  I  will  fill  it. 

But  my  people  hearkened  not  to  my  voice; 

And  Israel  would  none  of  me. 
So  I  let  thein  go  after  the  stubb(jrnness  of  their  heart, 
That  they  might  Avalk  in  their  own  counsels. 

Oh  that  my  people  would  hearken  unto  me, 

That  Israel  would  walk  in  my  ways! 
I  should  soon  subdue  their  enemies, 
And  turn  my  hand  against  their  adversaries. 

The  haters  of  the  Lord  should  submit  themselves  unto  him : 
But  their  time  should  endure  for  ever. 

He  should  feed  them  also  with  the  finest  of  the  wheat : 

And  with  honey  out  of  the  rock  should  I  satisfy  thee. 


PSALM   LXXXIV. 

How  amiable  are  thy  tabernacles, 
O  Lord  of  Hosts ! 

My  soul  longeth,  yea,  even  fainteth  for  the  courts  of  the  Lord ; 
My  heart  and  my  flesh  cry  out  unto  the  living  God. 

Yea,  the  sparrow  hath  found  her  an  house. 

And  the  swallow  a  nest  for  herself,  where  she  may  lay  her 
young. 
Even  thine  altars,  O  Lord  of  hosts, 
My  King,  and  my  God. 

Blessed  are  they  that  dwell  in  thy  house : 

They  will  be  still  praising  thee. 
Blessed  is  the  man  whose  strengtli  is  in  thee; 

In  whose  heart  are  the  high  ways  to  Zion. 
Passing  through  the  valley  of  Weeping  they  make  it  a  place 
of  springs; 


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Yea,  the  early  rain  covereth  it  with  blessings. 
They  go  from  strength  to  strengtli, 

Every  one  of  them  appeareth  before  God  in  Zion. 

0  Lord  God  of  hosts,  hear  my  prayer  : 

Give  ear,  0  God  of  Jacob. 
Behold,  O  God  our  shield, 
And  look  upon  the  face  of  thine  anointed. 

For  a  day  in  thy  courts  is  better  than  a  thousand. 

1  had  rather  be  a  doorkeeper  in  the  house  of  my  God, 
Than  to  dwell  in  the  tents  of  wickedness. 

For  the  Lord  God  is  a  sun  and  a  shield : 
The  Lord  will  give  grace  and  glory : 

No  good  thing  will  he  withold  from  them  that  walk  uprightly. 
O  Lord  of  hosts, 
Blessed  is  the  man  that  trusteth  in  thee. 


PSALM   LXXXV. 

Lord,  thou  hast  been  favorable  unto  thy  land : 

Thou  hast  brought  back  the  captivity  of  Jacob. 
Thou  hast  forgiven  the  iniquity  of  thy  people, 
Thou  hast  covered  all  their  sin. 

Thou  hast  taken  away  all  thy  wrath: 
Thou  hast  turned  thyself  from  the  fierceness  of  thine  anger. 

Turn  us,  0  God  of  our  salvation, 

And  cause  thine  indignation  toward  us  to  cease. 
Wilt  thou  be  angry  with  us  for  ever  ? 

Wilt  thou  draw  out  thine  anger  to  all  generations? 
Wilt  thou  not  quicken  us  again : 

That  thy  people  may  rejoice  in  thee? 
Shew  us  thy  mercy,  O  Lord, 

And  grant  us  thy  salvation. 


RESPONSIVE   READINGS.  63 

I  will  hear  what  God  the  Lord  will  speak  : 

For  he  will  speak  peace  unto  his  people,  and  to  his  saints : 
But  let  them  not  turn  again  to  folly. 

Surely  his  salvation  is  nigh  them  that  fear  him ; 

That  glory  may  dwell  in  our  land. 
Mercy  and  truth  are  met  together : 

Righteousness  and  peace  have  kissed  each  other. 
Truth  springeth  out  of  the  earth  ; 

And  righteousness  hath  looked  down  from  heaven. 
Yea,  the  Lord  shall  give  that  which  is  good ; 

And  our  land  shall  yield  her  increase. 
Righteousness  shall  go  before  him  ; 

And  shall  make  his  footsteps  a  way  to  walk  in. 


PSALM   LXXXVI. 

Bow  down  thine  ear,  O  Lord,  and  answer  me ; 

For  I  am  poor  and  needy. 
Preserve  my  soul ;  for  I  am  godly : 

0  thou  my  God,  save  thy  servant  that  trusteth  in  thee. 
Be  merciful  unto  me,  O  Lord  ; 

For  unto  thee  do  I  cry  all  the  day  long. 
Rejoice  the  soul  of  thy  servant ; 

For  unto  thee,  0  Lord,  do  I  lift  up  my  soul. 
For  thou,  Lord,  art  good,  and  ready  to  forgive, 
And  plenteous  in  mercy  unto  all  them  that  call  upon  thee. 

Give  ear,  0  Lord,  unto  my  prayer; 

And  hearken  unto  the  voice  of  my  supplications. 
In  the  day  of  my  trouble  I  will  call  upon  thee ; 
For  thou  wilt  answer  me. 

There  is  none  like  unto  thee  among  the  gods,  0  Lord ; 

Neither  are  there  any  works  like  unto  thy  works. 
All  nations  whom  thou  hast  made  shall  come  and  worship 
before  thee,  O  Lord ; 


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And  they  shall  glorify  thy  name. 
For  thou  art  great,  and  doest  wondrous  things : 

Thou  art  God  alone. 
Teach  me  thy  way,  O  Lord ;  I  will  walk  in  thy  truth : 

Unite  my  heart  to  fear  thy  name. 
I  will  praise  thee,  O  Lord  ray  God,  with  my  whole  heart; 

And  I  will  glorify  thy  name  for  evermore. 
For  great  is  thy  mercy  toward  me  ; 

And  thou  hast  delivered  my  soul  from  the  lowest  pit. 
O  God,  the  proud  are  risen  up  against  me. 
And  the  congregation  of  violent  men  have  sought  after  my 

soul, 
And  have  not  set  thee  before  them. 

But  thou,  0  Lord,  art  a  God  full  of  compassion  and  gracious, 

Slow  to  anger,  and  plenteous  in  mercy  and  truth. 
O  turn  unto  me,  and  have  mercy  upon  me , 
Give  thy  strength  unto  thy  servant. 

And  save  the  son  of  thine  handmaid. 

Shew  me  a  token  for  good; 
That  they  which  hate  me  may  see  it,  and  be  ashamed, 
Because  thou,  Lord,  hast  holpen  me,  and  comforted  me. 


PSALM   LXXXIX. 

I  will  sing  of  the  mercies  of  the  Lord  for  ever : 

With  my  mouth  will  I  make  known  thy  faithfulness  to  all 
generations. 
For  I  have  said,  Mercy  shall  be  built  up  for  ever ; 

Thy  faithfulness  shalt  thou  establish  in  the  very  heavens. 
I  have  made  a  covenant  with  my  chosen, 

I  have  sworn  unto  David  my  servant; 
Thy  seed  will  I  establish  for  ever, 

And  build  up  thy  throne  to  all  generations. 


RESPONSIVE   READINGS.  65 

And  the  heavens  sliall  praise  tli}'-  wonders,  O  Lord ; 

Thy  faithfulness  also  in  the  assembly  of  the  holy  ones. 
For  wlio  in  the  skies  can  be  compared  unto  the  Lord  ? 

Who  among  the  sons  of  the  mighty  is  like  unto  the  Lord  ? 
A  God  very  ten-iblc  in  the  council  of  the  holy  ones. 

And  to  be  feared  above  all  them  that  are  round  about  him  ? 
O  Lord  God  of  hosts, 
Who  is  a  mighty  one,  like  unto  thee,  O  JAH  ? 

And  thy  faithfulness  is  round  about  thee. 
Thou  rulest  the  pride  of  the  sea : 

When  the  vp'aves  thereof  arise,  thou  stillest  them. 
Thou  hast  broken  Rahab  in  pieces,  as  one  that  is  slain ; 

Thou  hast  scattered    thine  enemies  with  the   arm   of  thy 
strength. 
The  heavens  are  thine,  the  earth  also  is  thine  : 

The  world  and  the  fulness  thereof,  thou  hast  founded  them. 
The  north  and  the  south,  thou  hast  created  them : 

Tabor  and  Hermon  rejoice  in  thy  name. 
Thou  hast  a  mighty  arm  : 

Strong  is  thy  hand,  and  high  is  thy  right  hand. 

Righteousness   and   judgement  are    the    foundation   of   thy 
throne : 

Mercy  and  truth  go  before  thy  face. 
Blessed  is  the  people  that  knoAv  the  joyful  sound : 

They  walk,  0  Lord,  in  the  light  of  thy  countenance. 
Li  thy  name  do  they  rejoice  all  the  day : 

And  in  thy  righteousness  are  they  exalted. 
For  thou  art  the  glory  of  their  strength  : 

And  in  thy  favour  our  horn  shall  be  exalted. 
For  our  shield  belongeth  unto  the  Lord  : 

And  our  king  to  the  Holy  One  of  Israel. 
Then  thou  spakest  in  vision  to  thy  saints. 
And  saidst,  I  have  laid  help  upon  one  tliat  is  mighty ; 

I  have  exalted  one  chosen  out  of  the  people. 


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I  have  found  David  my  servant ; 

With  my  holy  oil  have  I  anointed  him: 
With  whom  my  hand  shall  be  established ; 

Mine  arm  also  shall  strengthen  him. 
The  enemy  shall  not  exact  upon  him  ; 

Nor  the  son  of  wickedness  aflict  him. 
And  I  will  beat  down  his  adversaries  before  him, 

And  smite  them  that  hate  him. 
But  my  faithfulness  and  my  mercy  shall  be  with  him; 

And  in  my  name  shall  his  horn  be  exalted. 
I  will  set  his  hand  also  on  the  sea, 

And  his  right  hand  on  the  rivers. 
He  shall  cry  unto  me.  Thou  art  my  father, 
My  God,  and  the  rock  of  my  salvation. 

I  also  will  make  him  my  firstborn, 

The  highest  of  the  kings  of  the  earth. 
My  mercy  will  I  keep  for  him  for  evermore. 

And  my  covenant  shall  stand  fast  with  him. 
His  seed  also  will  I  make  to  endure  for  ever, 

And  his  throne  as  the  days  of  heaven. 
If  his  children  forsake  my  law. 
And  walk  not  in  my  judgements ; 

If  they  break  my  statutes, 

And  keep  not  my  commandments ; 
Then  will  I  visit  their  transgression  with  the  rod,    * 

And  their  iniquity  with  stripes. 
But  my  merc}^  will  I  not  utterly  take  from  him. 

Nor  suffer  my  faithfulness  to  fail. 
My  covenant  will  I  not  break. 

Nor  alter  the  thing  that  is  gone  out  of  my  lips. 
Once  have  I  sworn  by  my  holiness ; 

I  will  not  lie  unto  David; 
His  seed  shall  endure  for  ever. 

And  his  throne  as  the  sun  before  me. 


RESPONSIVE   HEADINGS.  67 


It  shall  be  established  for  ever  as  the  moon, 

And  as  the  faithful  witness  in  the  sky. 
Blessed  be  the  Lord  for  evermore. 
Amen,  and  Amen. 


PSALM  XC. 

Lord,  thou  hast  been  our  dwelling  place 
In  all  generations. 

Before  the  mountains  were  broug-ht  forth, 

Or  ever  thou  hadst  formed  the  earth  and  the  world, 
Even  from  everlasting  to  everlasting,  thou  art  God. 

Thou  turnest  man  to  destruction ; 

And  sayest,  Return,  ye  children  of  men. 
For  a  thousand  years  in  thy  sight 
Are  but  as  yesterday  when  it  is  past, 
And  as  a  watch  in  the  night. 

Thou  carriest  them  away  as  with  a  flood ;  they  are  as  a  sleep : 
In  the  morning  tliey  are  like  grass  which  groweth  up. 

In  the  morning  it  flourisheth,  and  groweth  up; 

In  the  evening  it  is  cut  down,  and  withereth. 
For  we  are  consumed  in  thine  anger, 

And  in  thy  wrath  are  we  troubled. 
Thou  hast  set  our  inicjuities  before  thee, 

Our  secret  sins  in  the  light  of  thy  countenance. 
For  all  our  days  are  jjassed  aAvay  in  thy  wrath : 

We  bring  our  years  to  an  end  as  a  tale  that  is  told. 
The  days  of  our  years  are  threescore  years  and  ten, 
Or  even  by  reason  of  strength  fourscore  years ; 

Yet  is  their  pride  but  labour  and  sorrow; 

For  it  is  soon  gone,  and  we  fly  away. 
Who  knoweth  the  power  of  thine  anger. 

And  thy  wrath  according  to  the  fear  that  is  due  unto  thee  ? 


68  RESPONSIVE   READINGS. 

So  teach  us  to  number  our  days, 

That  we  may  get  us  an  heart  of  wisdom. 

Return,  0  Lord:  how  long? 

And  let  it  repent  thee  concerning  thy  servants. 
O  satisfy  us  in  the  morning  with  thy  mere}" ; 

That  we  may  rejoice  and  be  glad  all  our  days. 
Make  us  glad  according   to    the    days    wherein   thou   hast 
aflhcted  us, 

And  the  years  wherein  we  have  seen  evil. 
Let  thy  work  appear  unto  thy  servants, 

And  thy  glory  upon  their  children. 
And  let  the  beauty  of  the  Lord  our  God  be  upon  us : 

And  establish  thou  the  work  of  our  hands  upon  us ; 

Yea,  the  work  of  our  hands  establish  thou  it. 


PSALM   XCL 

He  that  dwelleth  in  the  secret  place  of  the  Most  High 
Shall  abide  under  the  shadow  of  the  Almighty. 

I  will  say  of  the  Lord,  He  is  my  refuge  and  my  fortress ; 

My  God,  in  whom  I  trust. 
For  lie  shall  deliver  thee  from  the  snare  of  the  fowler, 
And  from  the  noisome  pestilence. 

He  shall  cover  thee  with  his  pinions. 

And  under  his  wings  shalt  thou  take  refuge : 
His  truth  is  a  shield  and  a  buckler. 

Thou  shalt  not  be  afraid  for  the  terror  by  night. 

Nor  for  the  arrow  that  flieth  by  day; 
For  tlie  pestilence  that  walketh  in  darkness, 
Nor  for  the  destruction  that  wasteth  at  noonday. 

A  thousand  shall  fall  at  thy  side. 

And  ten  thousand  at  thy  right  hand ; 


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But  it  shall  not  come  nigh  thee. 

Only  with  thine  eyes  shalt  thou  behold, 

And  see  the  reward  of  the  wicked. 
For  thou,  O  Lord,  art  my  refuge  ! 

Thou  hast  made  the  Most  High  thy  hahitation ; 

There  shall  no  evil  befall  thee, 
Neither  shall  any  plague  come  nigh  thy  tent. 

For  he  shall  give  his  angels  charge  over  thee, 

To  keep  thee  in  all  thy  ways. 
They  shall  bear  thee  up  in  their  hands, 
Lest  tliou  dash  thy  foot  against  a  stone. 

Thou  shalt  tread  upon  the  lion  and  adder: 

The  young  lion  and  the  serpent  shalt  thou  trample  under 

feet. 

Because  he  hath  set  his  love  upon  me,  therefore  will  I  deliver 
him: 

I  will  set  him  on  high,  because  he  hath  known  my  name. 

He  shall  call  upon  me,  and  I  will  answer  him ; 
I  will  be  with  liim  in  trouble : 

I  will  deliver  him,  and  honour  him. 
With  long  life  will  I  satisfy  him, 

And  shew  him  my  salvation. 


PSALM   XCII. 

It  is  a  good  thing  to  give  thanks  unto  the  Lord, 

And  to  sing  praises  unto  thy  name,  0  Most  High: 
To  shew  fortli  thy  lovingkindness  in  the  morning. 

And  thy  faithfulness  every  night, 
With  an  instrument  of  ten  strings,  and  with  the  psaltery ; 

With  a  solemn  sound  upon  the  harp. 
For  thou,  Lord,  hast  made  me  glad  through  thy  work : 

I  will  triumph  in  the  works  of  thy  hands. 


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How  great  are  thy  works,  O  Lord  ! 
Thy  thoughts  are  very  deep. 

A  brutish  man  knoweth  not ; 

Neither  doth  a  fool  understand  this : 
When  the  wicked  spring  as  the  grass, 
And  when  all  the  workers  of  iniquity  do  flourish ; 

It  is  that  they  shall  be  destroyed  for  ever : 

But  thou,  0  Lord,  art  on  high  for  evermore. 
For,  lo,  thine  enemies,  O  Lord, 
For,  lo,  thine  enemies  shall  perish ; 

All  the  workers  of  iniquity  shall  be  scattered. 
But  my  horn  hast  thou  exalted  like  the  horn  of  the  wild-ox : 

I  am  anointed  with  fresh  oil. 
Mine  eye  also  hath  seen  my  desire  on  mine  enemies. 

Mine  ears  have  heard  my  desire  of  the  evil-doers  that  rise  up 
against  me. 
The  righteous  shall  flourish  like  the  palm  tree  : 

He  shall  grow  like  a  cedar  in  Lebanon. 
They  that  are  planted  in  the  house  of  the  Lord 

Shall  flourish  in  the  courts  of  our  God. 
They  shall  still  bring  forth  fruit  in  old  age ; 

They  shall  be  full  of  sap  and  green : 
To  shew  that  the  Lord  is  upright ; 

He  is  my  rock,  and  there  is  no  unrighteousness  in  him. 


PSALM   XCIII. 

The  Lord  reigneth  ;  he  is  apparelled  with  majesty ; 

The  Lord  is  apparelled,  he  hath  girded  himself  with  strength: 
The  world  also  is  stablished,  that  it  cannot  be  moved. 

Thy  throne  is  established  of  old : 
Thou  art  from  everlasting. 


i:ESPONSrVE    HEADINGS.  71 

The  floods  have  lifted  up,  0  Lord, 

The  floods  have  lifted  up  their  voice ; 
The  Hoods  lift  up  their  waves. 
Above  the  voices  of  many  waters, 
The  mighty  breakers  of  the  sea, 

The  Lord  on  high  is  mighty. 
Thy  testimonies  arc  very  sure: 

Holiness  becometh  thine  house, 

0  Lord,  for  evermore. 

PSALM  XCV. 

O  come,  let  us  sing  unto  the  Lord  : 

Let  us  make  a  joyful  noise  to  the  rock  of  our  salvation. 
Let  us  come  before  his  presence  with  thanksgiving, 

Let  us  make  a  joyful  noise  unto  him  with  psalms. 
For  the  Lord  is  a  great  God, 

And  a  great  King  above  all  gods. 
In  liis  hand  are  the  deep  places  of  the  earth ; 

The  heights  of  the  mountains  are  his  also. 
The  sea  is  his,  and  he  made  it ; 

And  his  hands  formed  the  dry  land. 
O  come,  let  us  worship  and  bow  down ; 

Let  us  kneel  before  the  Lord  our  maker: 
For  he  is  our  God, 

And  we  are  the  people  of  his  pasture,  and  the  sheep  of  his 
hand. 
To-day,  Oh  that  ye  would  hear  his  voice  ! 
Harden  not  your  heart,  as  at  Meribah, 

As  in  the  day  of  Massah  in  the  wilderness : 
When  your  fathers  tempted  me. 
Proved  me,  and  saw  my  work. 

Forty  years  long  was  I  grieved  with  that  generation, 

And  said,  It  is  a  people  that  do  err  in  their  heart, 


72  RESPONSIVE   READINGS. 

And  they  have  not  known  my  ways : 
Wherefore  I  sware  in  my  wrath, 
That  they  should  not  enter  into  my  rest. 


PSALM   XCVI. 

O  sing  unto  the  Lord  a  new  song : 

Sing  unto  the  Lord,  all  the  earth. 
Sing  unto  the  Lord,  bless  his  name ; 

Shew  forth  his  salvation  from  day  to  day. 
Declare  his  glory  among  the  nations, 

His  marvellous  works  among  all  the  peoples. 
For  great  is  the  Lord,  and  highly  to  be  praised : 

He  is  to  be  feared  above  all  gods. 
For  all  the  gods  of  the  peoples  are  idols : 

But  the  Lord  made  the  heavens. 
Honour  and  majesty  are  before  him  : 

Strength  and  beauty  are  in  his  sanctuary. 
Give  unto  the  Lord,  ye  kindreds  of  the  peoples, 

Give  unto  the  Lord  glory  and  strength. 
Give  unto  the  Lord  the  glory  due  unto  his  name : 

Bring  an  offering,  and  come  into  his  courts. 
O  worship  the  Lord  in  the  beauty  of  holiness : 

Tremble  before  him,  all  the  earth. 
Say  among  the  nations,  The  Lord  reigneth : 

The  world  also  is  stablished  that  it  cannot  be  moved ; 
He  shall  judge  the  peoples  with  equity. 

Let  the  heavens  be  glad,  and  let  the  earth  rejoice ; 
Let  the  sea  roar,  and  the  fulness  thereof ; 

Let  the  field  exult,  and  all  that  is  therein ; 
Then  shall  all  the  trees  of  the  wood  sing  for  joy ; 

Before  the  Lord,  for  he  cometh; 


BE8PON8IVE  READINGS.  T8 


For  he  cometh  to  judge  the  earth : 

He  shall  judge  the  world  with  righteousness, 
And  the  peoples  with  his  truth. 


PSALM    XCVII. 

The  Lord  reigneth ;  let  the  earth  rejoice  ; 

Let  the  multitude  of  isles  be  glad. 
Clouds  and  darkness  are  round  about  him : 

Righteousness  and  judgement  are  the  foundation  of  his  throne. 
A  fire  goeth  before  him, 

And  bumeth  up  his  adversaries  round  about. 

His  lightnings  lightened  the  world : 

The  earth  saw,  and  trembled. 
The  hills  melted  like  wax  at  the  presence  of  the  Lord, 

At  the  presence  of  the  Lord  of  the  whole  earth. 
The  heavens  declare  his  rigliteousness, 

And  all  the  peoples  have  seen  his  glory. 
Ashamed  be  all  they  that  serve  graven  images, 
That  boast  themselves  of  idols  : 

"Worship  him,  all  ye  gods. 
Zion  heard  and  was  glad, 
And  the  daughters  of  Judah  rejoiced  ; 

Because  of  thy  judgements,  0  Lord. 
For  thou,  Lord,  art  most  high  above  all  the  earth : 

Thou  art  exalted  far  above  all  gods. 
O  ye  that  love  the  Lord,  hate  evil  : 

He  preserveth  the  souls  of  his  saints ; 

He  delivereth  them  out  of  the  hand  of  the  wicked. 
Light  is  sown  for  the  righteous, 

And  gladness  for  the  upright  in  heart 
Be  glad  in  tlie  Lord,  ye  righteous  : 

And  give  thanks  to  his  holy  name. 


74  EESPONSIVE   READINGS. 

PSALM   XCVIII. 

O  sing  unto  the  Lord  a  new  song ; 
For  lie  hath  done  marvellous  things  : 

His  right  hand,  and  his  holy  arm,  hath  wrought  salvation  for 
him. 
The  Lord  hath  made  known  his  salvation : 

His  righteousness  hath  he  openly  shewed  in  the  sight  of  the 
nations. 
He  hath  remembered  his  mercy  and  his  faithfulness  toward 
the  house  of  Israel : 

All  the  ends  of  the  earth  have  seen  the  salvation  of  our  God. 
Make  a  joyful  noise  unto  the  Lord,  all  the  earth : 

Break  forth  and  sing  for  joy,  yea,  sing  praises. 
Sing  praises  unto  the  Lord  with  the  harp ; 

With  the  harp  and  the  voice  of  melody. 
With  trumpets  and  sound  of  cornet 
Make  a  jojrful  noise  before  the  King,  the  Lord. 

Let  the  sea  roar,  and  the  fulness  thereof; 
The  world,  and  they  that  dwell  therein ; 

Let  the  floods  clap  their  hands ; 
Let  the  hills  sing  for  joy  together ; 
Before  the  Lord,  for  he  cometh  to  judge  the  earth: 

He  shall  judge  the  world  with  righteousness, 

And  the  peoples  with  equity. 


PSALM   XCIX. 

The  Lord  reigneth ;  let  the  peoples  tremble  : 

He  sitteth  upon  the  cherubim ;  let  the  earth  be  moved. 

The  Lord  is  great  in  Zion  ; 

And  he  is  high  above  all  the  peoples. 

Let  them  praise  thy  great  and  terrible  name : 

Holy  is  he. 

The  king's  strength  also  loveth  judgement ; 


RESPONSIVE  READINGS.  75 

Thou  dost  establish  equity, 

Thou  executest  judgement  and  righteousness  iu  Jacob. 

Exalt  ye  the  Lord  our  God, 

And  worship  at  his  footstool: 

Holy  is  he. 
Moses  and  Aaron  among  his  priests, 
And  Samuel  among  them  that  call  upon  his  name ; 
They  called  upon  the  Lord,  and  he  answered  them. 

He  spake  unto  them  in  the  pillar  of  cloud: 
They  kept  his  testimonies,  and  the  statute  that   he   gave 
them. 

Thou  answeredst  them,  0  Lord  our  God : 
Thou  wast  a  God  that  forgavest  them, 
Though  thou  tookest  vengeance  of  their  doings. 

Exalt  ye  the  Lord  our  God, 

And  worship  at  his  holy  hill; 
For  the  Lord  our  God  is  holy. 


PSALM   C. 

Make  a  joyful  noise  unto  the  Lord,  all  ye  lands. 

Serve  the  Lord  with  gladness : 
Come  before  his  presence  with  singing. 

Know  ye  that  the  Lord  he  is  God: 
It  is  he  that  hath  made  us,  and  we  are  his; 

We  are  his  people,  and  the  sheep  of  his  pasture. 
Enter  into  his  gates  with  thanksgiving, 

And  into  his  courts  with  praise : 
Give  thanks  unto  him,  and  bless  his  name. 

For  the  Lord  is  good;  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever; 
And  his  F^uthfulness  unto  all  Genekatiuns. 


76  KESPONSIVE   READINGS. 

PSALM   CII. 

Hear  my  prayer,  O  Lord, 

And  let  my  cry  come  unto  thee. 

Hide  not  thy  face  from  me  in  the  day  of  my  distress : 
Incline  thine  ear  unto  me ; 
In  the  day  when  I  call  answer  me  speedily. 

For  my  days  consume  away  like  smoke, 

And  my  bones  are  burned  as  a  firebrand. 
My  heart  is  smitten  like  grass,  and  withered ; 
For  I  forget  to  eat  my  bread. 

By  reason  of  the  voice  of  my  groaning 

My  bones  cleave  to  my  flesh. 
I  am  like  a  pelican  of  the  wilderness  ; 

I  am  become  as  an  owl  of  the  waste  places. 
I  watch,  and  am  become 
Like  a  sparrow  that  is  alone  upon  the  house  top. 

Mine  enemies  reproach  me  all  the  day ; 

They  that  are  mad  against  me  do  curse  by  me. 
For  I  have  eaten  ashes  like  bread, 
And  mingled  my  drink  with  weeping. 

Because  of  thine  indignation  and  thy  wrath : 
For  thou  hast  taken  me  up,  and  cast  me  away. 

My  days  are  like  a  shadow  that  declineth; 

And  I  am  withered  like  grass. 
But  thou,  O  Lord,  shalt  abide  for  ever ; 

And  thy  memorial  unto  all  generations. 
Thou  shalt  arise,  and  have  mercy  upon  Zion  : 

For  it  is  time  to  have  pity  upon  her,  yea,  the  set  time  is 
come. 
For  thy  servants  take  pleasure  in  her  stones. 

And  have  pity  upon  her  dust. 
So  the  nations  shall  fear  the  name  of  the  Lord, 

And  all  the  kings  of  the  earth  thy  glory : 


RESPONSIVE   READINGS.  77 

For  tlie  Lord  liath  built  up  Zion, 
He  hatli  appeared  in  liis  glory  ; 

He  hath  regarded  the  prayer  of  the  destitute, 

And  hath  not  despised  their  prayer. 
This  shall  be  written  for  the  generation  to  come: 

And  a  people  which  shall  be  created  shall  praise  the  Lord. 
For  he  liiith  looked  down  from  tlie  height  of  his  sanctuary: 

Prom  heaven  did  the  Lord  behold  the  earth; 
To  hear  the  sighing  of  the  prisoner  ; 
To  loose  those  that  are  appointed  to  death  ; 

That  men  may  declare  the  name  of  the  Lord  in  Zion, 

And  his  praise  in  Jerusalem ; 
When  the  peoples  are  gathered  together, 
And  the  kingdoms,  to  serve  tlie  Lord. 

He  weakened  my  strength  in  the  way; 

He  shortened  my  days. 
I  said,  O  my  God,  take  me  not  away  in  the  midst  of  my 
days: 

Thy  years  are  throughout  all  generations. 
Of  old  hast  thou  laid  the  foundation  of  the  earth ; 

And  the  heavens  are  the  work  of  thy  hands. 
They  shall  perish,  but  thou  shalt  endure : 

Yea,  all  of  them  shall  wax  old  like  a  garment ; 
As  a  vesture  shalt  thou  change   them,  and  they  shall  be 
changed : 

But  thou  art  the  same, 

And  thy  years  shall  have  no  end. 
The  children  of  thy  servants  shall  continue. 

And  their  seed  shall  be  established  before  thee. 


78  RESPONSIVE   READINGS. 

PSALM  cm. 

Bless  the  Lord,  O  ray  soul ; 

And  all  that  is  within  me,  bless  his  holy  name. 
Bless  the  Lord,  O  my  soul, 

And  forget  not  all  his  benefits : 
Who  forgiveth  all  thine  iniquities  ; 

Who  healeth  all  thy  diseases; 
Who  redeemeth  thy  life  from  destruction  ; 

Who  crowneth  thee  with  lovingkindness  and  tender  mercies : 
Who  satisfieth  thy  mouth  with  good  things  ; 

So  that  thy  youth  is  renewed  like  the  eagle. 
The  Lord  executeth  righteous  acts. 

And  judgements  for  all  that  are  oppressed. 
He  made  known  his  ways  unto  Moses, 

His  doings  unto  the  children  of  Israel. 
The  Lord  is  full  of  compassion  and  gracious, 
Slow  to  anger,  and  plenteous  in  mercy. 

He  will  not  always  chide ; 

Neither  will  he  keep  his  anger  for  ever. 
He  hath  not  dealt  with  us  after  our  sins, 

Nor  rewarded  us  after  our  iniquities. 
For  as  the  heaven  is  high  above  the  earth, 
So  great  is  his  mercy  toward  them  that  fear  him. 

As  far  as  the  east  is  from  the  west, 

So  far  hath  he  removed  our  transgressions  from  us. 
Like  as  a  father  pitieth  his  children. 

So  the  Lord  pitieth  them  that  fear  him. 
For  he  knoweth  our  frame  ; 

He  remembereth  that  we  are  dust. 
As  for  man,  his  days  are  as  grass  ; 
As  a  flower  of  the  field,  so  he  flourisheth. 

For  the  wind  passeth  over  it,  and  it  is  gone ; 

And  the  place  thereof  shall  know  it  no  more. 


RESPONSIVE  READINGS.  79 

But  the  mercy  of  the  Lord  is  from  everlasting  to  everlasting 
upon  them  that  fear  him, 

And  his  righteousness  unto  children's  children; 
To  such  as  keep  his  covenant, 
And  to  those  tliat  remember  his  precepts  to  do  them. 

The  Lord  hath  established  his  throne  in  the  heavens ; 

And  his  kingdom  ruleth  over  all 
Bless  tlie  Lord,  ye  angels  of  his  : 

Ye  mighty  in  strength,  that  fulfil  his  word, 

Hearkening  unto  the  voice  of  his  word. 
Bless  the  Lord,  all  ye  his  hosts ; 

Te  ministers  of  his,  that  do  his  pleasure. 
Bless  the  Lord,  all  ye  his  works, 
In  all  places  of  his  dominion : 

Bless  the  Lord,  0  my  soul. 


PSALM   CIV. 

Bless  the  Lord,  O  my  soul. 

0  Lord  my  God,  thou  art  very  great; 

Thou  art  clothed  with  honour  and  majesty. 
Who  coverest  thyself  with  light  as  with  a  garment ; 

Who  stretchest  out  the  heavens  like  a  curtain : 
Who  layeth  the  beams  of  his  chambers  in  the  waters ; 

Who  maketh  the  clouds  his  chariot; 
Who  walketh  upon  the  wings  of  the  wind : 

Who  maketh  winds  his  messengers; 

His  ministers  a  flaming  fire : 
Who  laid  the  foundations  of  the  earth, 
That  it  should  not  be  moved  for  ever. 

Thou  coveredst  it  with  the  deep  as  with  a  vesture ; 

The  waters  stood  above  the  mountains. 


80  EESPONSIVE   KEADINGS. 

At  thy  rebuke  they  fled  ; 

At  the  voice  of  thy  thunder  they  hasted  away ; 
They  went  up  by  the  mountains,  they  went  down  by  the 

valleys, 
Unto  the  place  which  thou  hadst  founded  for  them. 

Thou  hast  set  a  bound  that  they  may  not  pass  over; 

That  they  turn  not  again  to  cover  the  earth. 
He  sendeth  forth  springs  into  the  valleys ; 
They  run  among  the  mountains  : 

They  give  drink  to  every  beast  of  the  field ; 

The  wild  asses  quench  their  thirst. 
By  them  the  fowl  of  the  heaven  have  their  habitation, 
They  sing  among  the  branches. 

He  watereth  the  mountains  from  his  chambers : 

The  earth  is  satisfied  with  the  fruit  of  thy  works. 
He  causeth  the  grass  to  grow  for  the  cattle, 
And  herb  for  the  service  of  man ; 

That  he  may  bring  forth  food  out  of  the  earth : 
And  wine  that  maketh  glad  the  heart  of  man, 
And  oil  to  make  his  face  to  shine, 

And  bread  that  strengtheneth  man's  heart. 
The  trees  of  the  Lord  are  satisfied ; 
The  cedars  of  Lebanon,  which  he  hath  planted ; 

Where  the  birds  make  their  nests : 

As  for  the  stork,  the  fir  trees  are  her  house. 
The  high  mountains  are  for  the  wild  goats ; 

The  rocks  are  a  refuge  for  the  conies. 
He  appointed  the  moon  for  seasons  : 

The  sun  knoweth  his  going  down. 
Thou  makest  darkness,  and  it  is  night ; 
Wherein  all  the  beasts  of  the  forest  do  creep  forth. 

The  young  lions  roar  after  their  prey, 

And  seek  their  meat  from  God. 


RESPONSIVE   HEADINGS.  81 

The  sun  arisetli,  they  get  them  away, 
And  hiy  them  down  iu  their  dens. 

Man  g-oeth  forth  unto  his  work 

And  to  his  labour  until  the  evening. 
O  Lord,  how  inanii'old  are  thy  works  ! 
In  wisdom  hast  thou  made  them  all : 

The  earth  is  full  of  thy  riches. 
Yonder  is  the  sea,  great  and  wide, 
Wherein  are  things  creeping  innumerable, 
Both  small  and  great  beasts. 

There  go  the  ships; 

There  is  leviathan,  whom  thou  hast  formed  to  take  his  pas- 
time therein. 
These  wait  all  upon  thee. 
That  thou  mayest  give  them  their  meat  in  due  season. 

That  thou  givest  unto  them  they  gather; 

Thou  openest  thine  hand,  they  are  satisfied  with  good. 
Thou  liidest  thy  face,  they  are  troubled  ; 

Thou  takest  away  their  breath,  they  die, 

And  return  to  their  dust 
Thou  sendest  forth  thy  spirit,  they  are  created ; 

And  thou  renewest  the  face  of  the  ground. 
Let  the  glory  of  the  Lord  endure  for  ever  ; 

Let  the  Lord  rejoice  in  his  works : 
Who  looketh  on  the  earth,  and  it  trembleth; 

He  toucheth  the  mountains,  and  they  smoke. 
I  will  sing  unto  the  Lord  as  long  as  I  live  : 

I  will  sing  praise  to  my  God  while  I  have  any  being. 
Let  my  meditation  be  sweet  unto  him  : 

I  will  rejoice  in  the  Lord. 
Let  sinners  be  consumed  out  of  the  earth. 
And  let  the  wicked  be  no  more. 

Bless  the  Lord,  0  my  soul. 

Praise  ye  the  Lord. 


82  ^     EESPONSrVB  BEADING  S. 

PSALM   CVII. 

O  give  thanks  unto  the  Lord ;  for  he  is  good : 

Tor  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 
Let  the  redeemed  of  the  Lord  say  so, 
Whom  he  hath  redeemed  from  the  hand  of  the  adversary  ; 

And  gathered  them  out  of  the  lands, 

From  the  east  and  from  the  west, 
From  the  north  and  from  the  south. 

They  wandered  in  the  wilderness  in  a  desert  way ; 

They  found  no  city  of  habitation. 
Hungry  and  thirsty, 
Their  soul  fainted  in  them. 

Then  they  cried  unto  the  Lord  in  their  trouble, 

And  he  delivered  them  out  of  their  distresses. 
He  led  them  also  by  a  straight  way, 
That  they  might  go  to  a  city  of  habitation. 

Oh  that  men  would  praise  the  Lord  for  his  goodness. 

And  for  his  wonderful  works  to  the  children  of  men ! 
For  he  satisfieth  the  longing  soul, 
And  the  hungry  soul  he  fiUeth  with  good. 

Such  as  sat  in  darkness  and  in  the  shadow  of  death, 

Being  bound  in  affliction  and  iron ; 
Because  they  rebelled  against  the  words  of  God, 
And  contemned  the  counsel  of  the  Most  High : 

Therefore  he  brought  down  their  heart  with  labour; 

They  fell  down,  and  there  was  none  to  help. 
Then  they  cried  unto  the  Lord  in  their  trouble, 
And  he  saved  them  out  of  their  distresses. 

He  brought  them  out  of  darkness  and  the  shadow  of  death. 

And  brake  their  bands  in  sunder. 
Oh  that  men  would  praise  the  Lord  for  his  goodness. 
And  for  his  wonderful  works  to  the  children  of  men  I 

Tor  he  hath  broken  the  gates  of  brass. 

And  cut  the  bars  of  iron  in  sunder. 


RESPONSIVE    HEADINGS.  88 

Fools  because  cf  their  transgression, 

And  because  of  their  ini(iuitie8,  are  afflicted. 

Their  soul  abhorreth  all  manner  of  meat ; 

And  they  draw  near  unto  the  gates  of  death. 
Then  they  cry  unto  tlio  Lord  in  their  trouble, 
And  he  saveth  them  out  of  their  distresses. 

He  sendeth  his  word,  and  healeth  them, 

And  delivereth  them  from  their  destructions. 
Oh  that  men  would  praise  the  Lord  for  his  goodness, 
And  for  his  wonderful  works  to  the  children  of  men  ! 

And  let  them  offer  the  sacrifices  of  thanksgiving, 

And  declare  his  works  with  singing. 
They  that  go  down  to  the  sea  in  ships, 
That  do  business  in  great  waters ; 

These  see  the  works  of  the  Lord, 

And  his  wonders  in  the  deep. 
For  he  commandeth,  and  raiseth  the  stormy  wind, 
Which  lifteth  up  the  waves  thereof. 

They  mount  up  to  the  heaven,  they  go  down  again  to  the 
depths : 

Their  soul  melteth  away  because  of  trouble. 
They  reel  to  and  fro,  and  stagger  like  a  drunken  man, 
And  are  at  their  wits'  end. 

Then  they  cry  unto  the  Lord  in  their  trouble, 

And  he  bringeth  them  out  of  their  distresses. 
He  maketh  the  storm  a  calm, 
So  that  the  waves  thereof  are  still. 

Then  are  they  glad  because  they  be  quiet; 

So  he  bringeth  them  unto  the  haven  where  they  would  be. 
Oh  that  men  would  praise  the  Lord  for  his  goodness. 
And  for  his  wonderful  works  to  tlie  children  of  men  ! 

Let  them  exalt  him  also  in  the  assembly  of  the  people. 

And  praise  him  in  the  seat  of  the  elders. 
He  turneth  rivers  into  a  wilderness, 


84  BESPONSIVE   READINGS. 

And  watersprings  into  a  thirsty  ground ; 

A  fruitful  land  into  a  salt  desert, 

For  the  wickedness  of  them  that  dwell  therein. 
He  turneth  a  wilderness  into  a  pool  of  water, 
And  a  dry  land  into  watersprings. 

And  there  he  maketh  the  hungry  to  dwell, 

That  they  may  prepare  a  city  of  habitation ; 
And  sow  fields,  and  plant  vineyards. 
And  f^-et  them  fruits  of  increase. 

Ec  blesseth  them  also,  so  that  they  are  multiplied  greatly; 

And  he  suffereth  not  their  cattle  to  decrease. 
Again,  they  are  minished  and  bowed  down 
Through  oppression,  trouble,  and  sorrow. 

He  poureth  contempt  upon  princes, 

And  causeth  them  to  wander  in  the  waste,  where  there  is  no 
way. 
Yet  setteth  he  the  needy  on  high  from  affliction, 
And  maketh  him  families  like  a  flock. 

The  upright  shall  see  it,  and  be  glad ; 

And  all  iniquity  shall  stop  her  mouth. 
Whoso  is  wise  shall  give  heed  to  these  things. 
And  they  shall  consider  the  mercies  of  the  Lord. 


PSALM   ex. 

The  Lord  saith  unto  my  lord.  Sit  thou  at  my  right  hand, 
Until  I  make  thine  enemies  thy  footstool. 

The  Lord  shall  send  forth  the  rod  of  thy  strength  out  of  Zion : 

Rule  thou  in  the  midst  of  thine  enemies. 
Thy  people  offer  themselves  willingly  in  the    day  of  thy 
power : 

In  the  beauties  of  holiness,  from  the  womb  of  the  morning, 

Thou  hast  the  dew  of  thy  youth. 


RESPONSIVE   READINGS.  86 

The  Lord  hath  sworn,  and  will  not  repent, 
Thou  art  a  priest  for  ever 
After  the  order  of  Melchizedek. 

The  Lord  at  thy  right  hand 

Shall  strike  through  kings  in  the  day  of  his  wrath. 
He  shall  judge  among  the  nations, 
He  shall  fill  the  i)laces  with  dead  hodies; 

He  shall  strike  through  the  head  in  many  countries. 
He  shall  drink  of  the  brook  in  the  way : 

Therefore  shall  he  lift  up  the  head. 


PSALM   CXL 

Praise  ye  the  Lord. 

I  will  give  thanks  unto  the  Lord  with  my  whole  heart, 

In  the  council  of  the  upright,  and  in  the  congregation. 
The  works  of  the  Lord  are  great, 
Sought  out  of  all  them  that  liave  pleasure  therein. 

His  work  is  honour  and  majesty: 
And  his  righteousness  endureth  for  ever. 

He  hath  made  his  wonderful  works  to  be  remembered: 
The  Lord  is  gracious  and  full  of  compassion. 

He  hath  given  meat  unto  them  that  fear  him : 

He  will  ever  be  mindful  of  his  covenant. 
He  hath  shewed  his  people  the  power  of  his  works. 
In  giving  them  the  heritage  of  the  nations. 

The  works  of  his  hands  are  truth  and  judgement ; 

All  his  precepts  are  sure. 
They  are  established  for  ever  and  ever. 
They  are  done  in  truth  and  uprightness. 

He  hath  sent  redemption  unto  his  people; 

He  hath  commanded  his  covenant  for  ever: 


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Holy  and  reverend  is  his  name. 

The  fear  of  the  Lord  is  the  beginning  of  wisdom; 
A  good  understanding  have  all  they  that  do  thereafter : 

His  praise  endureth  for  ever. 


PSALM   CXII. 

Praise  ye  the  Lord. 

Blessed  is  the  man  that  feareth  the  Lord, 

That  delighteth  greatly  in  his  commandments. 
His  seed  shall  be  mighty  upon  earth. 

The  generation  of  the  upright  shall  be  blessed. 
Wealth  and  riches  are  in  his  house : 

And  his  righteousness  endureth  for  ever. 
Unto  the  upright  there  ariseth  light  in  the  darkness : 

He  is  gracious,  and  full  of  compassion,  and  righteous. 
Well  is  it  with  the  man  that  dealeth  graciously  and  lendeth; 

He  shall  maintain  his  cause  in  judgement. 
For  he  shall  never  be  moved ; 

The  righteous  shall  be  had  in  everlasting  remembrance. 
He  shall  not  be  afraid  of  evil  tidings : 

His  heart  is  fixed,  trusting  in  the  Lord. 
His  heart  is  established,  he  shall  not  be  afraid, 

Until  he  see  his  desire  upon  his  adversaries. 
He  hath  dispersed,  he  hath  given  to  the  needy ; 

His  righteousness  endureth  for  ever: 

His  horn  shall  be  exalted  with  honour. 
The  wicked  shall  see  it,  and  be  grieved ; 

He  shall  gnash  with  his  teeth,  and  melt  away: 

The  desire  of  the  wicked  shall  perish. 


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PSALM   CXIII. 

Praise  ye  the  Lord. 

Praise,  O  ye  servants  of  the  Lord, 

Praise  tlie  name  of  the  Lord. 

Blessed  be  the  name  of  the  Lord 

From  this  time  forth  and  for  evermore. 
From  the  rising  of  the  sun  unto  the  going  down  of  the 

same 
The  Lord's  name  is  to  be  praised. 

The  Lord  is  high  above  all  nations, 

And  his  glory  above  the  heavens. 
Who  is  like  unto  tlie  Lord  our  God, 
That  hath  his  seat  on  high, 

That  humbleth  himself  to  behold 

The  things  that  are  in  heaven  and  in  the  earth? 
He  raiseth  up  the  poor  out  of  the  dust. 

And  lifteth  up  the  needy  from  the  dunghill ; 
Tliat  he  may  set  him  with  princes, 
Even  with  tlie  princes  of  his  people. 

He  maketh  the  barren  woman  to  keep  house, 

And  to  be  a  joyful  mother  of  children. 
Praise  ye  the  Lord. 


PSALM  CXV. 

Not  unto  us,  O  Lord,  not  unto  us. 

But  unto  thy  name  give  glory. 

For  thy  mercy,  and  for  thy  truth's  sake. 

Wherefore  should  the  nations  say. 

Where  is  now  their  God? 

But  our  God  is  in  the  heavens : 

He  hath  done  whatsoever  he  pleased. 


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Their  idols  are  silver  and  gold, 
The  work  of  men's  hands. 

They  have  mouths,  but  they  speak  not; 

Eyes  have  they,  but  they  see  not; 
They  have  ears,  but  they  hear  not ; 
Noses  have  they,  but  they  smell  not ; 

They  have  hands,  but  they  handle  not; 

Feet  have  they,  but  they  walk  not; 
Neither  speak  they  through  their  throat. 
They  that  make  them  shall  be  like  unto  them; 

Yea,  every  one  that  trusteth  in  them. 
O  Israel,  trust  thou  in  the  Lord : 
He  is  their  help  and  their  shield. 

0  house  of  Aaron,  trust  ye  in  the  Lord : 

He  is  their  help  and  their  shield. 
Ye  that  fear  the  Lord,  trust  in  the  Lord : 
He  is  their  help  and  their  shield. 

The  Lord  hath  been  mindful  of  us ;  he  will  bless  us : 
He  will  bless  the  house  of  Israel ; 
He  will  bless  the  house  of  Aaron. 

He  will  bless  them  that  fear  the  Lord, 

Both  small  and  great. 
The  Lord  increase  you  more  and  more, 
You  and  your  children. 

Blessed  are  ye  of  the  Lord, 

Which  made  heaven  and  earth. 
The  heavens  are  the  heavens  of  the  Lord ; 

But  the  earth  hath  he  given  to  the  children  of  men. 
The  dead  praise  not  the  Lord, 
Neither  any  that  go  down  into  silence ; 

But  we  will  bless  the  Lord 

From  this  time  forth  and  for  evermore. 
Praise  ye  the  Lord. 


BE8PON8IVE   READINGS. 

PSALM   CXVI. 

I  love  the  Lord,  because  he  hath  heard 

My  voice  and  my  supplications. 

Because  he  hath  inclined  his  ear  unto  me, 
Therefore  will  I  call  upon  him  as  long  as  I  live. 

The  cords  of  deatli  compassed  me, 

And  the  pains  of  Sheol  gat  hold  upon  me : 
I  found  trouble  and  sorrow. 

Then  called  I  upon  the  name  of  the  Lord; 

0  Lord,  I  beseech  thee,  deliver  my  soul. 

Gracious  is  the  Lord,  and  righteous; 
Yea,  our  God  is  merciful. 
The  Lord  preserveth  the  simple : 

1  was  brought  low,  and  he  saved  me. 

Return  unto  thy  rest,  0  my  soul; 

For  the  Lord  hath  dealt  bountifully  with  thee. 
For  thou  hast  delivered  my  soul  from  death, 
Mine  eyes  from  tears, 
And  my  feet  from  falling. 

I  will  walk  before  the  Lord 

In  the  land  of  the  living. 
I  believe,  for  I  will  speak : 
I  was  greatly  alilicted  : 

I  said  in  my  haste. 

All  men  are  a  lie. 
What  shall  I  render  unto  the  Lord 
For  all  his  benefits  toward  me  ? 

I  will  take  the  cup  of  salvation, 

And  call  upon  the  name  of  the  Lord. 
I  will  pay  my  vows  unto  the  Lord, 
Yea,  in  the  presence  of  all  his  people. 

Precious  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord 

Is  the  death  of  his  saints. 


^90  BBSPONSIVE  KEADINGB. 

0  Lord,  truly  I  am  thy  servant : 

1  am  thy  servant,  the  son  of  thine  handmaid ; 
Thou  hast  loosed  my  bonds. 

I  will  offer  to  thee  the  sacrifice  of  thanksgiving, 

And  will  call  upon  the  name  of  the  Lord. 
I  will  pay  my  vows  unto  the  Lord, 
Yea,  in  the  presence  of  all  his  people  ; 

In  the  courts  of  the  Lord's  house, 

In  the  midst  of  thee,  0  Jerusalem. 
Praise  ye  the  Lord. 


PSALM   CXVIL 

O  praise  the  Lord,  all  ye  nations ; 
Laud  him,  all  ye  peoples. 

For  his  mercy  is  great  toward  us ; 

And  the  truth  of  the  Lord  endureth  for  ever. 

Praise  ye  the  Lord. 


PSALM  CXVIII. 

O  give  thanks  unto  the  Lord ;  for  he  is  good : 

For  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 
Let  Israel  now  say. 

That  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 
Let  the  house  of  Aaron  now  say, 

That  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 
Let  them  now  that  fear  the  Lord  say, 

That  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 
Out  of  my  distress  I  called  upon  the  Lord : 
The  Lord  answered  me  and  set  me  in  a  large  place. 


KESPONSIVE   HEADINGS.  SI 

The  Lord  is  on  my  side ;  I  will  not  fear : 

What  can  man  do  nnto  me  ? 
It  is  better  to  trust  in  the  Lord 
Tluin  to  put  conrulciico  in  man. 

It  is  better  to  trust  in  the  Lord 

Than  to  put  confidence  in  princes. 
The  Lord  is  my  strengtli  and  song; 

And  he  is  become  my  salvation, 
The  voice  of  rejoicing  and  salvation  is  in  the  tents  of  the 
righteous : 

The  right  hand  of  the  Lord  doeth  valiantly. 
The  right  hand  of  the  Lord  is  exalted  : 

The  right  hand  of  the  Lord  doeth  valiantly. 
I  shall  not  die,  but  live, 
And  declare  the  works  of  the  Lord. 

The  Lord  hath  chastened  me  sore : 

But  he  hath  not  given  me  over  unto  death. 
Open  to  me  the  gates  of  righteousness : 
I  will  enter  into  them,  I  will  give  thanks  unto  the  Lord. 

This  is  the  gate  of  the  Lord ; 

The  righteous  shall  enter  into  it. 
I  will  give  thanks  unto  thee,  for  thou  hast  answered  me, 
And  art  become  my  salvation. 

The  stone  which  the  builders  rejected 

Is  become  the  head  of  the  comer. 
This  is  the  Lord's  doing  ; 
It  is  marvellous  in  our  eyes. 

This  is  the  day  which  the  Lord  hath  made; 

We  will  rejoice  and  be  glad  in  it. 
Save  now,  we  beseech  tliee,  O  Lord  : 

0  Lord,  we  beseech  thee,  send  now  prosperity. 
Blessed  be  he  that  conielh  in  the  name  of  tlie  T^ord : 

We  have  blessed  you  out  of  the  house  of  the  Lord. 


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PSALM   CXIX. 

Wherewithal  shall  a  young  man  cleanse  his  way? 

By  taking  heed  thereto  according  to  thy  word. 
With  my  whole  heart  have  I  sought  thee : 

0  let  me  not  wander  from  thy  commandments. 
Thy  word  have  I  laid  up  in  mine  heart, 

That  I  might  not  sin  against  thee. 

Blessed  art  thou,  0  Lord: 

Teach  me  thy  statutes. 
With  my  lips  have  I  declared 
All  the  judgements  of  thy  mouth. 

1  have  rejoiced  in  the  way  of  thy  testimonies, 
As  much  as  in  all  riches. 

I  will  meditate  in  thy  precepts, 
And  have  respect  unto  thy  ways. 

I  will  delight  myself  in  thy  statutes : 

I  will  not  forget  thy  word. 
Deal  bountifully  with  thy  servant,  that  I  may  live ; 
So  will  I  observe  thy  word. 

Open  thou  mine  eyes,  that  I  may  behold 

Wondrous  things  out  of  thy  law. 
I  am  a  sojourner  in  the  earth : 
Hide  not  thy  commandments  from  me. 

My  soul  breaketh  for  the  longing 

That  it  hath  unto  thy  judgements  at  all  times. 
Thou  hast  rebuked  the  proud  that  are  cursed, 
Which  do  wander  from  thy  commandments. 

Take  away  from  me  reproach  and  contempt; 

For  I  have  kept  thy  testimonies. 
Teach  me,  O  Lord,  the  way  of  thy  statutes ; 
And  I  shall  keep  it  unto  the  end. 

Give  me  understanding,  and  I  shall  keep  thy  law; 

Yea,  I  shall  observe  it  with  my  whole  heart. 


EESPONSIVE   HEADINGS.  98 

Make  me  to  go  in  the  patli  of  tliy  comraanclments ; 
For  therein  do  1  delight. 

Incline  my  heart  unto  thy  testimonies, 

And  not  to  covetousness. 
Turn  away  mine  eyes  from  beholding  vanity, 
And  quicken  me  in  thy  ways. 

Confirm  thy  word  unto  thy  servant, 

Which  belongeth  unto  the  fear  of  thee. 
Turn  away  my  reproach  whereof  I  am  afraid; 
For  thy  judgeiuL'nts  are  good. 

Behold,  I  have  longed  after  thy  precepts: 

Quicken  me  in  thy  righteousness. 
Thou  hast  dealt  well  with  thy  servant, 

0  Lord,  according  unto  th}'  word. 

Teach  me  good  judgement  and  knowledge  ; 

For  I  have  believed  in  thy  commandments. 
Before  I  was  aOlicted  I  went  astray ; 
But  now  I  observe  thy  word. 

Thou  art  good,  and  doest  good; 

Teach  me  thy  statutes. 
It  is  good  for  me  that  I  have  been  afflicted ; 
That  I  might  learn  tliy  statutes. 

The  law  of  thy  mouth  is  better  unto  me 

Than  thousands  of  gold  and  silver. 
Thy  hands  have  made  me  and  fashioned  me : 
Give    me    understanding,  that  I  may  learn   thy  command- 
ments. 

They  that  fear  thee  shall  see  mo  and  be  glad; 

Because  I  have  hoped  in  thy  word. 

1  know,  O  Lord,  that  thy  judgements  are  righteous. 
And  that  in  faithfulness  thou  hast  afflicted  me. 

Let,  I  pray  thee,  thy  lovingkindness  be  for  my  comfort, 
According  to  thy  word  unto  thy  servant. 


94  KESPONSIVE   READINGS. 

Let  thy  tender  mercies  come  unto  me,  that  I  may  live : 
For  thy  law  is  my  delight. 

Let  the  proud  be  ashamed;  for  they  have  overthrown   me 
wrongfully : 

But  I  will  meditate  in  thy  precepts. 
Let  those  that  fear  thee  turn  unto  me, 
And  they  shall  know  thy  testimonies. 

Let  my  heart  be  perfect  in  thy  statutes ; 

That  I  be  not  ashamed. 
For  ever,  O  Lord, 
Thy  word  is  settled  in  heaven. 

Thy  faithfulness  is  unto  all  generations : 

Thou  hast  established  the  earth,  and  it  abideth. 
They  abide  this  day  according  to  thine  ordinances ; 
For  all  things  are  thy  servants. 

Unless  thy  law  had  been  my  delight, 

I  should  then  have  perished  in  mine  affliction. 
I  will  never  forget  thy  precepts ; 
For  with  them  thou  hast  quickened  me. 

I  am  thine,  save  me; 

For  I  have  sought  thy  precepts. 
The  wicked  have  waited  for  me  to  destroy  me ; 
But  I  will  consider  thy  testimonies. 

I  have  seen  an  end  of  all  perfection ; 

But  thy  commandment  is  exceeding  broad. 
Oh  how  I  love  thy  law  ! 
It  is  my  meditation  all  the  day. 

Thy  commandments  make  me  wiser  than  mine  enemies ; 

For  they  are  ever  with  me. 
I  have  more  understanding  than  all  my  teachers ; 
For  thy  testimonies  are  my  meditation. 

I  understand  more  than  the  aged, 

Because  I  have  kept  thy  precepts. 
I  have  refrained  my  feet  from  every  evil  way, 


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That  I  might  observe  tliy  word. 

I  have  not  turned  aside  from  thy  judgements ; 

For  thou  hast  taught  me. 
How  sweet  are  thy  words  unto  my  taste  I 
Yea,  sweeter  than  honey  to  my  mouth  ! 

Through  thy  precepts  I  get  understanding: 

Therefore  I  hate  every  false  way. 
Thy  word  is  a  lamp  unto  my  feet, 
And  light  unto  my  path. 

I  have  sworn,  and  have  confirmed  it, 

That  I  will  observe  thy  righteous  judgements. 
I  am  afflicted  very  much : 
Quicken  me,  O  Lord,  according  unto  tli}  word. 

Accept,  I  beseech  thee,  the  freewill  offerings  of  my  mouth,  0 
Lord, 

And  teach  me  thy  judgements. 
My  soul  is  continually  in  my  hand ; 
Yet  do  I  not  forget  thy  law. 

The  wicked  have  laid  a  snare  for  me ; 

Yet  went  I  not  astray  from  thy  precepts. 
Thy  testimonies  have  I  taken  as  an  heritage  for  ever ; 
For  they  are  the  rejoicing  of  my  heart. 

I  have  inclined  mind  heart  to  perform  thy  statutes, 

For  ever,  even  unto  the  end. 


PSALM   CXXI. 

I  will  lift  up  mine  eyes  unto  the  mountains : 
From  whence  shaU  my  help  come  ? 

My  help  cometh  from  the  Lord, 

Which  made  heaven  and  earth. 
He  will  not  suffer  thy  foot  to  be  moved : 
He  that  keepeth  thee  will  not  slumber. 


96  RESPONSIVE   READINGS. 

Behold,  he  that  keepeth  Israel 

Shall  neither  slumber  nor  sleep. 
The  Lord  is  thy  keeper : 
The  Lord  is  thy  shade  upon  thy  right  hand. 

The  sun  shall  not  smite  thee  by  day, 

Nor  the  moon  by  night. 
The  Lord  shall  keep  thee  from  all  evil ; 
He  shall  keep  thy  soul. 

The  Lord  shall  keep  thy  going  out  and  thy  coming  in, 

From  this  time  forth  and  for  evermore. 


PSALM  CXXIL 

I  was  glad  when  they  said  unto  me, 
Let  us  go  unto  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

Our  feet  are  standing 

Within  thy  gates,  0  Jerusalem; 
Jerusalem,  that  art  builded 
As  a  city  that  is  compact  together : 

Whither  the  tribes  go  up,  even  the  tribes  of  the  Lord, 

For  a  testimony  unto  Israel, 

To  give  thanks  unto  the  name  of  the  Lord. 
For  there  are  set  thrones  for  judgement, 
The  thrones  of  the  house  of  David. 

Pray  for  the  peace  of  Jerusalem: 
They  shall  prosper  that  love  thee. 

Peace  be  within  thy  walls. 

And  prosperity  within  thy  palaces. 
For  my  brethren  and  companions'  sakes, 
I  will  now  say,  Peace  be  within  thee. 

For  the  sake  of  the  house  of  the  Lord  our  God 

I  will  seek  thy  good. 


liESPONSIVE    READINGS.  97 

PSALM   CXXIV. 

If  it  had  not  been  the  Lord  who  was  on  our  side, 
Let  Israel  now  say: 

If  it  had  not  been  the  Lord  who  was  on  our  side, 

When  men  rose  up  against  us : 
Then  tlioy  had  swallowed  us  up  alive, 
When  their  wrath  was  kindled  against  us: 

Then  the  waters  had  overwhelmed  us, 

The  stream  had  gone  over  our  soul: 
Then  the  proud  waters  had  gone  over  our  soul. 

Blessed  be  the  Lord, 

Who  hath  not  given  us  as  a  prey  to  their  teeth. 
Our  soul  is  escaped  as  a  bird  out  of  the  snare  of  the  fowlers: 
The  snare  is  broken,  and  we  are  escaped. 

Our  help  is  in  the  name  of  the  Lord, 

Who  made  heaven  and  earth. 


PSALM    CXXV. 

They  that  trust  in  the  Lord 

Are  as  mount  Zion,  which  cannot  be  moved,  but  abideth  for 
ever. 

As  the  mountains  are  round  about  Jerusalem, 

So  the  Lord  is  round  about  his  people, 

From  this  time  forth  and  for  evermore. 
For  the  sceptre  of  wickedness  shall  not  rest  upon  the  lot  of 

the  righteous; 
That  the  righteous  ])ut  not  forth  their  hands  unto  iniquity. 

Do  good,  0  Lord,  unto  those  that  be  good. 

And  to  them  that  are  upright  in  their  hearts. 
But  as  ft»r  sucli  as  turn  aside  unto  their  crooked  ways. 
The  Lord  shall  lead  them  forth  with  the  workers  of  iniquity. 

Peace  be  upon  Israel. 


98  BESPONSIVE   HEADINGS. 

PSALM   CXXVI. 

When  the  Lord  turned  again  the  captivity  of  Zion, 
We  were  like  unto  them  that  dream. 

Then  was  our  mouth  filled  with  laughter, 

And  our  tongue  with  singing: 
Then  said  they  among  the  nations, 
The  Lord  hath  done  great  things  for  them. 

The  Lord  hath  done  great  things  for  us ; 

Whereof  we  are  glad. 
Turn  again  our  captivity,  O  Lord, 
As  the  streams  in  the  South. 

They  that  sow  in  tears  shall  reap  in  joy. 
Though  he  goeth  on  his  way  weeping,  bearing  forth   the 

seed ; 
He  shall  come   again  with  joy,  bringing  his   sheaves  with 
him. 

PSALM    CXXVIL 

Except  the  Lord  build  the  house, 
They  labour  in  vain  that  build  it : 

Except  the  Lord  keep  the  city, 

The  watchman  waketh  but  in  vain. 
It  is  vain  for  you  that  ye  rise  up  early,  and  so  late  take  rest, 
And  eat  the  bread  of  toil : 

For  80  he  giveth  unto  his  beloved  sleep. 
Lo,  children  are  an  heritage  of  the  Lord : 
And  the  fruit  of  the  womb  is  his  reward. 

As  arrows  in  the  hand  of  a  mighty  man. 

So  are  the  children  of  youth. 
Happy  is  the  man  that  hath  his  quiver  full  of  them : 
They  shall  not  be  ashamed. 
When  they  speak  with  their  enemies  in  the  gate. 


KESruNSiVE   UEADINGS.  99 

PSALM  cxxviir. 

Blessed  is  every  one  that  feareth  tlu;  L(H<1, 
Tiiat  wiilketli  in  liis  ways. 

For  thou  shalt  eat  the  labour  of  thine  hands : 

Happy  shalt  thou  be,  and  it  shall  be  well  with  thee. 
Thy  wife  shall  be  as  a  fruiti'ul  vine,  in  the  inneninjst  parts  (if 

thine  house  : 
Thy  children  like  olive  ]ilants,  round  about  thy  table. 

Behold,  that  thus  shall  the  man  be  blessed 

That  feareth  the  Lord. 
The  Lord  shall  bless  thee  out  of  Zion  : 

And  thou  shalt  see  the  good  of  Jeru:-aleni  all  the  days  of 
thy  life. 

Yea,  thou  shalt  see  thy  children's  children. 

Peace  be  upon  Israel. 


PSALM   CXXX. 

Out  of  the  depths  have  I  cried  unto  thee,  O  Lord. 

Lord,  hear  my  voice : 

Let  thine  ears  be  attentive 

To  the  voice  of  my  supplications. 
If  thou,  Lord,  shouldest  mark  iiii([uities, 

0  Lord,  who  shall  stand? 

But  there  is  forgiveness  with  thee, 
That  thou  mayest  be  feared. 

1  wait  for  the  Lord,  my  soul  doth  wait, 
And  in  his  word  do  I  hope. 

My  soul  looketh  for  the  Lord, 
More  than  watchmen  look  for  the  morning; 
Yea,  more  than  watchmen  for  the  morning. 
O  Israel,  hope  in  the  Lord  ; 


100  KESPONSIVE   KEADINGS. 

For  with  the  Lord  there  is  mercy, 
And  with  him  is  plenteous  redemption. 

And  he  shall  redeem  Israel 

From  all  his  iniquities. 


PSALM   CXXXI. 

Lord,  my  heart  is  not  haughty,  nor  mine  eyes  lofty ; 
Neither  do  I  exercise  myself  in  great  matters, 

Or  in  things  too  wonderful  for  me. 

Surely  I  have  stilled  and  quieted  my  soul; 
Like  a  weaned  child  with  his  mother, 
My  soul  is  with  me  like  a  weaned  child. 

0  Israel,  hope  in  the  Lord 

From  this  time  forth  and  for  evermore. 


PSALM  cxxxn. 

Lord,  remember  for  David 
All  his  affliction  ; 

How  he  sware  unto  the  Lord, 

And  vowed  unto  the  Mighty  One  of  Jacob : 
Surely  I  will  not  come  into  the  tabernacle  of  my  house, 
Nor  go  up  into  my  bed  ; 

I  will  not  give  sleep  to  mine  eyes, 

Or  slumber  to  mine  eyelids ; 
Until  I  find  out  a  place  for  the  Lord, 
A  tabernacle  for  the  Mighty  One  of  Jacob. 

Lo,  we  heard  of  it  in  Ephrathah : 

We  found  it  in  the  field  of  the  wood. 
We  will  go  into  his  tabernacles; 
We  will  worship  at  his  footstool. 


RESPONSIVE   HEADINGS.  101 

Arise,  0  Lord,  into  thy  resting  place; 

Thou,  and  the  ark  of  thy  strength. 
Let  thy  priests  be  clothed  with  righteousness ; 
And  let  thy  saints  shout  for  joy. 

For  thy  servant  David's  sake 

Turn  not  away  the  face  of  thine  anointed. 
The  Lord  hath  sworn  unto  David  in  truth ; 
He  will  not  turn  from  it : 
Of  the  fruit  of  thy  body  will  I  set  upon  thy  throne. 

If  thy  children  will  keep  my  covenant 

And  my  testimony  that  I  shall  teach  them, 

Their  children  also  shall  sit  upon  thy  throne  for  evermore. 
For  the  Lord  hath  chosen  YAon  ; 
He  hath  desired  it  for  his  habitation. 

This  is  my  resting  place  for  ever: 

Here  will  I  dwell ;  for  I  have  desired  it. 
I  will  abundantly  bless  her  provision  : 
I  will  satisfy  her  poor  with  bread. 

Her  priests  also  will  I  clothe  with  salvation: 

And  her  saints  shall  shout  aloud  for  joy. 
There  will  I  make  the  horn  of  David  to  bud : 
I  have  ordained  a  lam[)  for  mine  anointed. 

His  enemies  will  I  clothe  with  shame : 

But  upon  himself  shall  his  crown  flourish. 


PSALM   CXXXIIL 

Behold,  how  good  and  how  pleasant  it  is 
For  brethren  to  dwell  together  in  unity ! 

It  is  like  the  precious  oil  upon  the  head, 

That  ran  down  upon  the  beard. 

Even  Aaron's  beard; 

That  came  down  upon  the  skirt  of  his  garments ; 


102  RESPONSIVE   READINGS. 

Like  the  dew  of  Hermon, 

That  Cometh  down  upon  the  mountains  of  Zion 

For  there  the  Lord  Commanded  the  blessing, 

Even  life  for  evermore. 


PSALM   CXXXIV. 

Behold,  bless  ye  the  Lord,  all  ye  servants  of  the  Lord, 
Which  by  night  stand  in  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

Lift  up  your  hands  to  the  sanctuary, 

And  bless  ye  the  Lord. 
The  Lord  bless  thee  out  of  Zion ; 

Even  he  that  made  heaven  and  earth. 


PSALM  CXXXV. 

Praise  ye  the  Lord. 

Praise  ye  the  name  of  the  Lord ; 

Praise  him,  0  ye  servants  of  the  Lord : 

Ye  that  stand  in  the  house  of  the  Lord, 

In  the  courts  of  the  house  of  our  God. 
Praise  ye  the  Lord ;  for  the  Lord  is  good : 

Sing  praises  unto  his  name ;  for  it  is  pleasant. 
For  the  Lord  hath  chosen  Jacob  unto  himself, 
And  Israel  for  his  peculiar  treasure. 

For  I  know  that  the  Lord  is  great, 

And  that  our  Lord  is  above  all  gods. 
Whatsoever  the  Lord  pleased,  that  hath  he  done, 
In  heaven  and  in  earth,  in  the  seas  and  in  all  deeps. 

He  causeth  the  vapours  to  ascend  from  the  ends  of  the  earth ; 

He  maketh  lightnings  for  the  rain; 
He  bringeth  forth  the  wind  out  of  his  treasuries. 

Ye  that  fear  the  Lord,  bless  ye  the  Lord. 


RESPONSIVE   READINGS.  108 


Blessed  be  the  Lord  out  of  Ziou, 
Who  dwelleth  at  Jerusalem. 
Praise  ye  the  Lord. 


PSALM  cxxxvin. 

I  will  give  thee  thanks  with  my  whole  heart : 
Before  the  gods  will  I  sing  praises  unto  thee. 

I  will  worship  toward  thy  holy  temple, 

And  give  thanks  unto  thy  name  for  thy  lovingkindness  and 
for  thy  truth: 
For  thou  hast  magnified  tliy  word  above  all  thy  name. 

In  the  day  that  I  called  thou  answeredst  me, 

Thou  didst  encourage  me  with  strength  in  my  soul. 
All  tlie  kings  of  the  earth  shall  give  thee  thanks,  O  Lord, 
For  they  have  heard  the  words  of  thy  mouth. 

Yea,  they  shall  sing  of  the  ways  of  the  Lord ; 

Tor  great  is  the  glory  of  the  Lord. 
For  though  the  Lord  be  high,  yet  liatli  lie  respect  unto  the 
lowly : 

But  the  haughty  he  knoweth  from  afar. 
Though  I  walk  in  tlie  midst  of  trouble,  thou  wilt  revive  me; 

Thou  shalt  stretch  forth  thine  hand  against  the  wrath  of  mine 
enemies, 

And  thy  right  hand  shall  save  me. 
The  Lord  will  perfect  that  wliich  concerneth  me : 
Thy  mercy,  O  Lord,  oiidureth  for  ever  ; 

Forsake  not  the  works  of  thine  own  hands. 


104  RESPONSIVE   READINGS. 

PSALM   CXXXIX. 

O  Lord,  thou  hast  searched  me,  and  known  me. 

Thou  knowest  my  downsitting  and  mine  uprising, 

Thou  understandest  my  thought  afar  off. 
Thou  searchest  out  my  path  and  my  lying  down, 
And  art  acquainted  with  all  my  ways. 

For  there  is  not  a  word  in  my  tongue. 

But,  lo,  0  Lord,  thou  knowest  it  altogether. 
Thou  hast  beset  me  behind  and  before, 
And  laid  thine  hand  upon  me. 

Such  knowledge  is  too  wonderful  for  me; 

It  is  high,  I  cannot  attain  unto  it. 
Whither  shall  I  go  from  thy  spirit  ? 
Or  whither  shall  I  flee  from  thy  presence  ? 

If  I  ascend  up  into  heaven,  thou  art  there : 

If  I  make  my  bed  in  Sheol,  behold,  thou  art  there. 
If  I  take  the  wings  of  the  morning, 
And  dwell  in  the  uttermost  parts  of  the  sea ; 
Even  there  shall  thy  hand  lead  me, 
And  thy  right  hand  shall  hold  me. 

If  I  say,  Surely  the  darkness  shall  overwhelm  me, 

And  the  light  about  me  shall  be  night; 
Even  the  darkness  hideth  not  from  thee, 
But  the  night  shineth  as  the  day : 

The  darkness  and  the  light  are  both  alike  to  thee. 
For  thou  hast  possessed  my  reins : 
Thou  hast  covered  me  in  my  mother's  womb. 

I  will  give  thanks  unto  thee;  for  I  am  fearfully  and  wonder- 
fully made: 
Wonderful  are  thy  works  ; 
And  that  my  soul  knoweth  right  well. 

My  frame  was  not  hidden  from  thee. 

When  I  was  made  in  secret, 

And  curiously  wrought  in  the  lowest  parts  of  the  earth. 


RESPONSIVE   READINGS.  106 

Thine  eyes  did  see  mine  unperfect  substance, 
And  in  thy  book  were  all  my  members  written, 
WWch  day  by  day  were  fashioned. 
When  as  yet  there  was  none  of  them. 

How  precious  also  are  thy  thoughts  unto  me,  0  God  I 

How  great  is  the  sum  of  them  I 
If  I  should  count  them,  they  are  more  in  number  than  the 
sand: 

When  I  awake,  I  am  still  with  thee. 
Surely  thou  wilt  slay  the  wicked,  O  God: 
Dejjart  from  me  therefore,  ye  bloodthirsty  men. 

For  they  speak  against  thee  wickedly, 

And  thine  enemies  take  thy  name  in  viin. 
Do  not  I  hate  them,  O  Lord,  that  hate  thee  ? 
And  am  not  I  grieved  with  those  that  rise  up  against  thee  ? 

I  hate  them  with  perfect  hatred : 

I  count  them  mine  enemies. 
Search  me,  O  God,  and  know  my  heart : 
Try  me,  and  know  my  thoughts : 

And  see  if  there  be  any  way  of  wickedness  in  me, 

And  lead  me  in  the  way  everlasting. 


PSALM   CXL. 

I  said  unto  the  Lord,  Thou  art  my  God : 

Give  ear  unto  the  voice  of  my  supplications,  0  Lord. 

I  know  that  the  Lord  will  maintain  the  cause  of  the  afflicted, 

And  the  right  of  the  needy. 

Surely  the  righteous  shall  give  thanks  unto  thy  name: 
The  upright  shall  dwell  in  thy  presence. 


106  BESPONSIVE   EEADINGS. 

PSALM   CXLI. 

Lord,  I  have  called  upon  thee  ;  make  haste  unto  me  : 
Give  ear  unto  my  voice,  when  I  call  unto  thee. 

Let  my  prayer  be  set  forth  as  incense  before  thee ; 
The  lifting  up  of  my  hands  as  the  evening  sacrifice. 

For  mine  eyes  are  unto  thee,  O  God  the  Lord : 

In  thee  do  I  put  my  trust;  leave  not  my  soul  destitute. 


PSALM   CXLII. 

I  cry  with  my  voice  unto  the  Lord  ; 

With  my  voice  unto  the  Lord  do  I  make  supplication. 

I  pour  out  my  complaint  before  him ; 

I  shew  before  him  my  trouble. 
When  my  spirit  was  overwhelmed  within  me,  thou  knewest 
my  path. 

In  the  way  wherein  I  walk  have  they  hidden  a  snare  for  me. 
Look  on  my  right  hand,  and  see ;  for  there  is  no  man  that 
knoweth  me : 

Refuge  hath  failed  me ;  no  man  careth  for  my  soul. 
I  cried  unto  thee,  O  Lord  ; 
I  said,  Thou  art  my  refuge, 
My  portion  in  the  land  of  the  living. 

Attend  unto  my  cry ;  for  I  am  brought  very  low : 

Deliver  me  from  my  persecutors ;  for  they  are  stronger  than  I. 
Bring  my  soul  out  of  prison,  that  I  may  give  thanks  unto 
thy  name  : 

The  righteous  shall  compass  me  about; 

For  thou  Shalt  deal  bountifully  with  me. 


RESPONSIVE   READINGS.  107 

PSALM   CXLIII. 

Hear  my  prayer,  O  Lord  ;  give  ear  to  my  supplications  : 

In  thy  faithfulness  answer  me,  and  in  thy  righteousness. 
And  enter  not  into  judgement  with  thy  servant ; 
For  in  tliy  sight  shall  no  man  living  be  justified. 

I  remember  the  days  of  old ; 

I  meditate  on  all  thy  doings : 
I  muse  on  the  work  of  thy  hands. 
I  spread  forth  my  hands  unto  thee  : 

My  soul  thirsteth  after  thee,  as  a  weary  land. 
Make  haste  to  answer  me,  O   Lord  ;  my  spirit  faileth : 

Hide  not  thy  face  from  me ; 

Lest  I  become  like  them  that  go  down  into  the  pit. 
Cause  me  to  hear  thy  lovingkindness  in  the  morning  ; 
For  in  thee  do  I  trust : 

Cause  me  to  know  the  way  wherein  I  should  walk; 

For  I  lift  up  my  soul  unto  thee. 
Deliver  me,  O  Lord,  from  mine  enemies : 
I  flee  unto  thee  to  hide  me. 

Teach  me  to  do  thy  will ;  for  thou  art  my  God : 

Thy  spirit  is  good ;  lead  me  in  the  land  of  uprightness. 
Quicken  me,  O  Lord,  for  thy  name's  sake  : 
In  thy  righteousness  bring  my  soul  out  of  trouble. 


PSALM    CXLIV. 

Lord,  what  is  man,  that  thou  takest  knowledge  of  him  ? 

Or  the  son  of  man,  that  thou  makest  account  of  him  ? 
Man  is  like  to  vanity : 
His  days  are  as  a  shadow  that  passeth  away. 


108  BESPONSIVE  BEADINGS. 

PSALM   CXLV. 

I  will  extol  thee,  my  God,  O  King ; 

And  I  will  bless  thy  name  for  ever  and  ever. 
Every  day  will  I  bless  thee  ; 

And  I  will  praise  thy  name  for  ever  and  ever. 
Great  is  the  Lord,  and  highly  to  be  praised ; 
And  his  greatness  is  unsearchable. 

One  generation  shall  laud  thy  works  to  another, 

And  shall  declare  thy  mighty  acts. 
Of  the  glorious  majesty  of  thine  honour, 
And  of  thy  wondrous  works,  will  I  meditate. 

And  men  shall  speak  of  the  might  of  thy  terrible  acts ; 

And  I  will  declare  thy  greatness. 
They  shall  utter  the  memory  of  thy  great  goodness, 
And  shall  sing  of  thy  righteousness. 

The  Lord  is  gracious,  and  full  of  compassion ; 

Slow  to  anger,  and  of  great  mercy. 
The  Lord  is  good  to  all ; 
And  his  tender  mercies  are  over  all  his  works. 

All  thy  works  shall  give  thanks  unto  thee,  0  Lord; 

And  thy  saints  shall  bless  thee. 
They  shall  speak  of  the  glory  of  thy  kingdom. 
And  talk  of  thy  power  ; 

To  make  known  to  the  sons  of  men  his  mighty  acts, 

And  the  glory  of  the  majesty  of  his  kingdom. 
Thy  kingdom  is  an  everlasting  kingdom. 
And  thy  dominion  endure th  throughout  all  generations. 

The  Lord  upholdeth  all  that  fall. 

And  raiseth  up  all  those  that  be  bowed  down. 
The  eyes  of  all  wait  upon  thee  ; 
And  thou  givest  them  their  meat  in  due  season. 

Thou  openest  thine  hand. 

And  satisfiest  the  desire  of  every  living  thing. 


RESPONSIVE   READINGS.  109 

The  Lord  is  rigliteous  in  all  his  ways. 
And  gracious  in  all  his  works. 

The  Lord  is  nigh  unto  all  them  that  call  upon  him, 

To  all  that  call  upon  him  in  truth. 
He  will  fulfil  the  desire  of  them  that  fear  him  ; 
He  also  will  licar  their  cry,  and  will  save  them. 

The  Lord  preserveth  all  them  that  love  him ; 

But  all  the  wicked  will  he  destroy. 
My  mouth  shall  sjteak  the  praise  of  the  Lord  : 

And  let  all  flesh  bless  his  holy  name  for  ever  and  ever. 


PSALM  CXLVL 

Praise  ye  the  Lord. 

Praise  the  Lord,  O  my  soul. 

While  I  live  will  I  praise  the  Lord : 

I  will  sing  praises  unto  my  God  while  I  have  any  being. 
Put  not  your  trust  in  princes, 
Nor  in  the  son  of  man,  in  whom  there  is  no  help. 

His  breath  goeth  forth,  he  returneth  to  his  earth ; 

In  that  very  day  his  thoughts  perish. 
Happy  is  he  that  hath  the  God  of  Jacob  for  his  help, 
Whose  hope  is  in  the  Lord  his  God : 

"Which  made  heaven  and  earth, 

The  sea,  and  all  that  in  them  is ; 
Which  keepeth  truth  for  ever : 
Which  executetli  judgement  for  the  oppressed ; 

Which  giveth  food  to  the  hungry : 

The  Lord  looseth  the  prisoners ; 
The  Lord  openeth  the  eyes  of  the  blind : 
The  Lord  raisetli  up  them  that  are  bowed  down  ,• 

The  Lord  loveth  the  righteous ; 

The  Lord  preserveth  the  strangers ; 


110  RESPONSIVE   EEADINGS. 

He  upholdeth  the  fatherless  and  widow ; 

But  the  way  of  the  wicked  he  turneth  upside  down. 
The  Lord  shall  reign  for  ever, 
Thy  God,  0  Zion,  unto  all  generations. 

Praise  ye  the  Lord, 


PSALM   CXLVIL 

Praise  ye  the  Lord ; 

For  it  is  good  to  sing  praises  unto  our  God ; 

For  it  is  pleasant,  and  praise  is  comely. 
The  Lord  doth  build  up  Jerusalem ; 
He  gathereth  together  the  outcasts  of  Israel. 

He  healeth  the  broken  in  heart, 

And  bindeth  up  their  wounds. 
He  telleth  the  number  of  the  stars ; 
He  giveth  them  all  their  names. 

Great  is  our  Lord,  and  mighty  in  power ; 

His  understanding  is  infinite. 
The  Lord  upholdeth  the  meek : 
He  bringeth  the  wicked  down  to  the  ground. 

Sing  unto  the  Lord  with  thanksgiving; 

Sing  praises  upon  the  harp  unto  our  God : 
Who  covereth  the  heaven  with  clouds, 
Who  prepareth  rain  for  the  earth, 
Who  maketh  grass  to  grow  upon  the  mountains. 

He  giveth  to  the  beast  his  food. 

And  to  the  young  ravens  which  cry. 
He  delighteth  not  in  the  strength  of  the  horse : 
He  taketh  no  pleasure  in  the  legs  of  a  man. 

The  Lord  taketh  pleasure  in  them  that  fear  him, 

In  those  that  hope  in  his  mercy. 
Praise  the  Lord,  O  Jerusalem ; 
Praise  thy  God,  O  Zion. 


RESPONSIVE   HEADINGS.  Ill 

For  he  hath  stren^hened  the  bars  of  thy  gates ; 

He  hath  blessed  thy  children  within  thee. 
He  niaketh  peace  in  thy  borders ; 
He  filletli  thee  with  the  finest  of  the  wheat. 

He  sendeth  out  his  commandment  upon  earth ; 

His  word  runneth  very  swiftly. 
He  giveth  snow  like  wool; 
He  scattereth  the  hoar  frost  like  ashes. 

He  casteth  forth  his  ice  like  morsels: 

Who  can  stand  before  his  cold  ? 
He  sendeth  out  liis  word,  and  nielteth  them: 
He  eauseth  his  wind  to  blow,  and  the  waters  flow. 

He  sheweth  his  word  unto  Jacob, 

His  statutes  and  his  judgements  unto  Israel. 
He  hath  not  dealt  so  with  any  nation : 
And  as  for  his  judgements,  they  have  not  known  them. 
Praise  ye  the  Lord. 


PSALM   CXLVIII. 

Praise  ye  the  Lord. 

Praise  ye  the  Lord  from  the  heavens: 

Praise  him  in  the  heights. 
Praise  ye  him,  all  his  angels : 
Praise  ye  him,  all  his  host. 

Praise  ye  him,  sun  and  moon : 

Praise  him,  all  ye  stars  of  light. 
Praise  him,  ye  heavens  of  heavens, 
And  ye  waters  that  be  above  the  heavens. 

Let  them  praise  the  name  of  the  Lord : 

For  he  commanded,  and  they  were  created. 
He  hath  also  stablished  them  for  ever  and  ever : 

He  hath  made  a  decree  which  shall  not  pass  away. 


112  RESPONSIVE   READINGS. 

Praise  the  Lord  from  the  earth, 
Ye  dragons,  and  all  deeps : 

Fire  and  hail,  snow  and  vapour ; 

Stormy  wind,  fulfilling  his  word : 
Mountaiijs  and  all  hills  ; 
Fruitful  trees  and  all  cedars : 

Beasts  and  all  cattle; 

Creeping  things  and  flying  fowl: 
Kings  of  the  earth  and  all  peoples ; 
Princes  and  all  judges  of  the  earth: 

Both  young  men  and  maidens ; 

Old  men  and  children: 
Let  them  praise  the  name  of  the  Lord : 
For  his  name  alone  is  exalted : 

His  glory  is  above  the  earth  and  heaven. 
And  he  hath  lifted  up  the  horn  of  his  people, 
The  praise  of  all  his  saints  ; 

Even  of  the  children  of  Israel,  a  people  near  unto  him. 
Praise  ye  the  Lord. 


PSALM   CXLIX. 

Praise  ye  the  Lord. 

Sing  unto  the  Lord  a  new  song, 

And  his  praise  in  the  assembly  of  the  saints. 
Let  Israel  rejoice  in  him  that  made  him : 

Let  the  children  of  Zion  be  joyful  in  their  King. 
Let  them  praise  his  name  in  the  dance  : 

Let  them  sing  praises  unto  him  with  the  timbrel  and  harp. 
For  the  Lord  taketh  pleasure  in  his  people : 

He  will  beautify  the  meek  with  salvation. 
Let  the  saints  exult  in  glorj : 
Let  them  sing  for  jo}^  upon  their  beds. 

Let  the  high  praises  of  God  be  in  their  mouth. 


RESPONSIVE   READINGS.  113 

PSALM  CL. 

Praise  ye  the  Lord. 

Praise  God  in  his  sanctuary : 

Praise  him  in  the  firmament  of  his  power. 

Praise  him  for  his  mighty  acts: 
Praise  him  according  to  his  excellent  greatness. 
Praise  liini  with  the  sound  of  tlie  trumpet: 

Praise  him  with  the  psaltery  and  harp. 

Praise  him  with  the  timbrel  and  dance : 
Praise  him  with  stringed  instruments  and  the  pipe. 
Praise  him  upon  the  loud  cymbals : 

Praise  him  upon  the  high  sounding  cymbals. 
Let   every   thing   that    hath    breath    praise    the 

Lord. 
Praise  ye  the  Lord. 


SELECTIONS. 


The  Birth  of  Jesus  the  Christ. 

Behold,  a  king  shall  reign  in  righteousness, 

And  princes  shall  rule  in  judgement. 
And  a  man  shall  be  as  an  hiding  ^Jace  from  the  wind,  and  a 
covert  from  the  tempest ; 
As  rivers  of  water  in  a  dry  place,  as  the  shadow  of  a  great 
rock  in  a  weary  land. 
Then  judgement  shall  dwell  in  the  wilderness, 

And  righteousness  shall  abide  in  the  fruitful  field. 
And  the  work  of  righteousness  shall  be  peace  ; 

And  the  effect  of  righteousness  quietness  and  confidence  for 
ever. 
The  wilderness  and  the  solitary  place  shall  be  glad ; 

And  the  desert  shall  rejoice,  and  blossom  as  the  rose. 
It  shall  blossom  abundantly,  and  rejoice  even  with  joy  and 
singing  ; 
The  glory  of  Lebanon  shall  be  given  unto  it,  the  excellency  of 
Carmel  and  Sharon: 
They  shall  see  the  glory  of  the  Lord, 

The  excellency  of  our  God. 
Then  the  eyes  of  the  blind  shall  be  opened,  and  the  ears  of 
the  deaf  shall  be  unstopped. 
Then  shall  the  lame  man  leap  as  an  hart,  and  the  tongue  of 
the  dumb  shall  sing: 
For  in  the  wilderness  shall  waters  break  out,  and  streams  in 
the  desert. 
And  the  glowing  sand  shall  become  a  pool,  and  the  thirsty 
ground  springs  of  water. 


RESPONSIVE   READINGS.  115 

And  an  high  way  shall  be  there,  and  a  way,  and  it  shall  be 
called  Tlie  way  of  holiness; 
The  unclean  shall  not  pass  over  it ;  but  it  shall  be  for  those : 
the  wayfaring  men,  yea  fools,  shall  not  err  therein. 
No  lion  shall  bo  tlieio,  nor  shall  any  ravenous  beast  go  u}) 
thereon,  they  shall  not  be  found  there  ; 
But  the  redeemed  shall  walk  there:  and  the  ransomed  of  the 
Lord  shall  return,  and  come  with  singing  unto  Zion ; 
And  everlasting  joy  shall  be  npon  their  heads : 

They  shall  obtain  gladness  and  joy,  and  sorrow  and  sighing 
shall  flee  away. 
Comfort  ye,  comfort  ye  my  people,  saith  your  God. 

Speak  ye  comfortably  to  Jerusalem,  and  cry  unto  her,  that 
her  warfare  is  accomplished,  that  her  iniquity  is  pardoned ; 
That  she  hath  received  of  the  Lord's  hand  double  for  all  her 
sins. 
The  voice  of  one  that  crieth.  Prepare  ye  in  the  wilderness  the 
way  of  the  Lord, 
Make  straij^lit  in  the  desert  a  hiiih  wav  for  our  God. 

Every  valley  shall  be  exalted,  and  every  mountain  and  hill 
shall  be  made  low: 
And  the  crooked  shall  be  made  straight,  and  the  rough  places 
plain : 
And  the  glory  of  the  Lord  shall  be  revealed,  and  all  flesh 
shall  see  it  together :   for  the  mouth  of  the  Lord  hath 
spoken  it. 
O  thou  that  tellest  good  tidings  to  Zion,  get  thee  up  into 
the  high  mountain  ; 
0  thou  that  tellest  good  tidings  to  Jerusalem,  lift  up  thy 
voice  with  strength ; 
Lift  it  up,  be  not  afraid ;   say  unto    the   cities  of   Judah. 
Behold,  your  God! 
Behold,  the  Lord  Ood  will  come  as  a  mighty  one,  and  his 
arm  shall  rule  for  him : 


116  RESPONSIVE   READINGS. 

Behold,  his  reward  is  with  him,  and  his  recompense  before 
him. 
He  shall  feed  his  flock  like  a  shepherd,  he  shall  gather  the 
lambs  in  his  arm,  and  carry  them  in  his  bosom,  and  shall 
gently  lead  those  that  give  suck. 
Sing  unto  the  Lord  a  new  song,  and  his  praise  from  the  end 
of  the  earth. 
Sing,  0  heavens ;  and  be  joyful,  0  earth ;  and  break  forth  into 
singing,  0  mountains: 
For  the  Lord  hath  comforted  his  people, 

And  will  have  compassion  upon  his  afflicted. 
And  the  ransomed  of  the  Lord  shall  return,  and  come  with 
singing  unto  Zion ;  and  everlasting  joy  shall  be  upon 
their  heads : 
They  shall  obtain  gladness  and  joy,  and  sorrow  and  sighing 
shall  flee  away. 
Blessed  be  the  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel ; 

For  he  hath  visited  and  wrought  redemption  for  his  people, 
And  hath  raised  up  a  horn  of  salvation  for  us  in  the  house 
of  his  servant  David, 
Salvation  from  our  enemies,  and  from  the  hand  of  all  that 
hate  us; 
To  show  mercy  towards  our  fathers,  and  to  remember  his 
holy  covenant ; 
The  oath  which  he  sware  unto  Abraham  our  Father, 
To  grant  unto  us  that  we  being  delivered  out  of  the  hand  of 
our  enemies  should  serve  him  with  fear. 
In  holiness  and  righteousness  before  him  all  our  days. 
Glory  to  God  in  the  liighest, 

And  on  earth  peace  among  men  in  whom  he  is  well  pleased. 
Now  lettest  thou  thy  servant  depart,  O  Lord,  according  to 
thy  word,  in  peace  ; 
For  mine  eyes  have  seen  thy  salvation,  which  thou  hast  pre- 
pared before  the  face  of  all  peoples ; 


RESPONSIVE   HEADINGS.  117 

A  light  for  revelation  to  the  Gentiles,  and  the  glory  of  thy 

people  Israel. 
Now  unto  the  King  eteraal,  incorruptible,  invisible,  the  only 

God,  be  honour  and  glory  for  ever  and  ever. 
Amen. 

[Proin  the  Prophecies  of  Isaiah  and  the  Gospel  accordlug  to  Luke.] 


The  Resurrection  of  Jesus  the  Christ. 

But  now  hath  Christ  been  raised  from  the  dead,  the  first 
fruits  of  them  that  are  asleep. 
For  since  by  man  came  death,  by  man  came  also  the  resur- 
rection of  the  dead. 
For  as  in  Adam  all  die,  so  also  in  Christ  shall  all  be  made 
alive. 
We  shall  not  all  sleep,  but  we  shall  all  be  changed,  in  a 
moment,  in  the  twinkling  of  an  eye,  at  the  last  trump: 
For  the  trumpet  shall  sound,  and  the  dead  shall  be  raised 
incorruptible,  and  we  shall  be  changed. 
For  this  corruptible  must  put  on  incorruption,  and  this  mor- 
tal must  put  on  immortality. 
But  when  this  corruptible  shall  have  put  on  incorruption, 
and  this  mortal  shall  have  put  on  immortality,  then 
shall  come  to  pass  the  saying  tliat  is  written.  Death 
is  swallowed  up  in  victory. 
0  death,  where  is  thy  victory?    0  death,  where  is  thy  sting? 
The  sting  of  death  is  sin;  and  the  jjowcr  of  sin  is  [\\o  hiw: 
But  thanks  be  to  God,  which  giveth  us  the  victory  through 
our  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 
But  having  the  same  spirit  of  faith,  according  to  that  wliich 
is  written,  I  believed,  and  therefore  did  I  speak ;  we 
also  believe,  and  therefore  also  we  speak  ; 


118  RESPONSIVE   READINGS. 

Knowing  that  he  which  raised  up  the  Lord  Jesus  shall  raise 
up  us  also  with  Jesus,  and  shall  present  us  with  you. 
"Wherefore  we  faint  not ;  but  though  our  outward  man  is  de- 
caying, yet  our  inward  man  is  renewed  day  ])y  day. 
For  our  light  affliction,  which  is  for  the  moment,  worketh  for 
us  more  and  more  exceedingly  an  eternal  weight  of  glory ; 
While  we  look  not  at  the  things  which  are  seen,  but  at  the 
things  which  are  not  seen  : 
For  the  things  which  are  seen  are  temporal ;  but  the  things 
which  are  not  seen  are  eternal. 
For  we  know  that  if  the  earthly  house  of  this  tabernacle  be 
dissolved,  we  have  a  building  from  God, 
A  house  not  made  with  hands,  eternal,  in  the  heavens. 
For  verily  in  this  we  groan,  longing  to  be  clothed  upon  with 
our  habitation  which  is  from  heaven  : 
If  so  be  that  being  clothed  we  shall  not  be  found  naked. 
For  indeed  we  that  are  in  this  tabernacle  do  groan,  being 
burdened ; 
Not  for  that  we  would  be  unclothed,  but  that  we  would  be 
clothed  upon,  that  what  is  mortal  may  be  swallowed  up 
of  life. 
Now  he  that  hath  wrought  us  for  this  very  thing  is  God, 

Who  gave  unto  us  the  earnest  of  the  Spirit. 
Being  therefore  always  of  good  courage,  and  knowing  that, 
whilst  we  are  at   home  in  the   body,  we  are  absent 
from  the  Lord ;  we  are  of  good  courage,  I  say. 
And  are  willing  rather  to  be  absent  from  the  body,  and  to  be 
at  home  with  the  Lord. 
Who  shall  lay  anything  to  the  charge  of  God's  elect  ? 

It  is  God  that  justifieth ; 
Who  is  he  that  shall  condemn  ? 

It  is  Christ  Jesus  that  died,  yea  rather,  that  was  raised  from 
the  dead,  who  is  at  the  right  hand  of  God,  who  also 
maketh  intercession  for  us. 


RESPONSIVE   READINGS.  VlTO 

Whf)  shall  separate  us  from  the  love  of  Christ  ?  shall  trib- 
ulation,   or   anguish,    or   persecution,    or    famine,    or 
nakedness,  or  peril,  or  sword  ? 
Nay,  in  all  these  things  we  are  more  than  conquerors  through 
him  that  loved  us. 

For  I  am  persuaded,  that  neither  death,  nor  life,  nor  angels, 
nor  principalities,  nor  things  present,  nor  things  to 
come,  nor  powers,  nor  height,  nor  depth,  nor  any 
other  creature,  shall  be  able  to  separate  us  from  the 
love  of  God,  which  is  in  Christ  Jesus  our  T^ord. 
Blessed  be  the  God  and  Father  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  who 
according  to  his  great  mercy  begat  us  again  unto  a  liv- 
ing hope  by  the  resurrection  of  Jesus  Christ  from  the 
dead, 

Unto  an  inheritance  incorruptible,  and  undefiled,  and  that 
fadeth  not  away,  reserved  in  heaven  for  you,  who  by 
the  power  of  God  are  guarded  througli  faith  unto  a 
salvation  ready  to  be  revealed  in  the  last  time. 
Now  unto  him  that  is  able  to  do  exceeding  abundantly  above 
all  that  we  ask  or  think,  according  to  the  power  that 
worketh  in  us,  unto  him  be  the  glory  in  the  church  and 
in  Christ  Jesus  unto  all  generations  for  ever  and  ever. 

Now  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ  himself,  and  God  our  Father 
which  loved  us  and  gave  us  eternal  comfort  and  good 
hope  through  grace,  comfort  your  hearts  and  stablish 
them  in  every  good  work  and  word. 
Worthy  is  the  Lamb  that  hath  been  slain  to  receive  the  power, 
and  riches,  and  wisdom,  and  might,  and  honour,  and  glory, 
and  blessing. 

Unto  him  that  sitteth  on  the  throne,  and  unto  the  Lamb,  be 
the  blessing,  and  the  honour,  and  the  glory,  and  the 
dominion,  for  ever  and  ever. 
Amen. 

[From  I  Corlnthlaus,  II  Corinthians,  Uomana.  I  Peter,  Epheslans,  II  Tbessalonlans, 
Revelation.] 


120  responsive  beadings. 

The  Work  of  Christian  Missions. 

O  Lord,  thou  art  my  God ;  I  will  exalt  thee, 

For  thou  hast  done  wonderful  things,  even  counsels  of  old,  in 
faithfulness  and  truth. 
For  thou  hast  been  a  strong  hold  to  the  poor,  a  strong  hold 
to  the  needy  in  his  distress, 
A  refuge  from  the  storm,  a  shadow  from  the  heat,  when  the 
blast  of  the  terrible  ones  is  as  a  storm  against  the  wall. 
He  hath  swallowed  up  death  for  ever ;  and  the  Lord  God 
will  wipe  away  tears  from  off  all  faces; 
And  the  reproach  of  his  people  shall  he  take  away  from  off 
all  the  earth :  for  the  Lord  hath  spoken  it. 
And  it  shall  be  said  in  that  day,  Lo,  this  is  our  God ;  we 
have  waited  for  him,  and  he  will  save  us  ; 
This  is  the  Lord;  we  have  waited  for  him,  we  will  be  glad 
and  rejoice  in  his  salvation. 
We  have  a  strong  city ;  salvation  will  he  appoint  for  walls 
and  bulwarks. 
Open  ye  the  gates,  that  the  righteous  nation  which  keepeth 
truth  may  enter  in. 
Thou  wilt  keep  him  in  perfect  peace,  whose  mind  is  stayed 
on  thee  :  because  he  trusteth  in  thee. 
Trust  ye  in  the  Lord  for  ever :  for  in  the  Lord  Jehovah  is  an 
everlasting  rock. 
Lord,  thou   wilt   ordain    peace  for   us:    for  thou  hast   also 
wrought  all  our  works  for  us. 
0  Lord  our  God,  other  lords  beside  thee  have  had  dominion 
over  us ;  but  by  thee  only  will  we  make  mention  of  thy 
name. 
How  beautiful  upon  the  mountains  are  the  feet  of  him  that 
bringeth  good  tidings,  that  publisheth  peace, 
That  bringeth  good  tidings  of  good,  that  publisheth  salva- 
tion; 


JRESPONSIVE   READINGS.  121 

That  saith  unto  Zion,  Thy  God  reigneth  ! 

The  voice  of  thy  watchmen  I  they  lift  up  the  voice,  together 
do  they  sing; 
For  they  shall  see,  eye  to  eye,  when  tlie  Lord  returneth  to 
Zion. 
Break  forth  into  joy,  sing  together,  ye  waste  places  of  Jeru- 
salem : 
For  the  Lord  hath  comforted  his  people,  lie  hath  redeemed 
Jerusalem. 

The  Lord  hath  made  bare  his  holy  arm  in  the  eyes  of  all  the 
nations ; 

And  all  the  ends  of  the  earth  shall  see  the  salvation  of  our 
God. 
Sing,  0  barren,  thou  that  didst  not  bear;  break  forth  into 
singing,  and  cry  aloud. 
For  more  are  the  children  of  the  desolate  than  the  children 
of  the  married  wife,  saith  the  Lord. 
Enlarge  the  place  of  thy  tent,  and  let  them  stretch  forth  the 
curtains  of  thy  habitations ; 
Spare  not ;  lengthen  thy  cords,  and  strengthen  thy  stakes. 
For  thou  shalt  spread  abroad  on  the  right  hand  and  the  left; 
and  thy  seed  shall  possess  the  nations. 
Fear  not ;  for  thou  shalt  not  be  ashamed :  neither  be  thou 
confounded;  for  thou  shalt  not  be  put  to  shame: 
For  thou   shalt  forget  the   shame    of   thy  youth,   and    the 
reproach  of  thy  widowhood  shalt  thou  remember  no  more. 
For  thy  Maker  is  thine  husband;  tlie  Lord  of  liosts  is  his 
name  : 
And  the  Holy  One  of  Israel  is  thy  redeemer;  the  God  of  the 
whole  earth  shall  he  be  called. 
For  a  small  inoment  have  I  forsaken  thee  ;    but  with  great 
mercies  will  I  gather  thee. 
In  overflowing  wrath  I  hid  my  face  from  thee  for  a  moment; 
but  with  everlasting  kindness  will  I  have  mercy  on  thee, 
saith  the  Lord  thy  redeemer. 


122  KESPONSIVE  READINGS. 

And  all  thy  children  shall  be  taught  of  the  Lord ; 

And  great  shall  be  the  peace  of  thy  children. 
Awake,  awake,  put  on  strength,  O  arm  of  the  Lord  ; 

Awake,  as  in  the  days  of  old,  the  generations  of  ancient 
times. 
Art  thou  not  it  which  dried  up  the  sea,  the  waters  of  the 
great  deep  ; 
That  made  the  depths  of  the  sea  a  way  for  the  redeemed  to 
pass  over? 
And  the  ransomed  of  the  Lord  shall  return,  and  come  with 
singing  unto  Zion ; 
And  everlasting  joy  shall  be  upon  their  heads:  they  shall 
obtain  gladness  and  joy,  and  sorrow  and  sighing  shall  flee 
away. 

[From  the  Prophecies  of  Isaiah.] 


The  Woek  of  Christian  Missions. 

And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  the  latter  days,  that  the  moun- 
tain of  the  Lord's  house  shall  be  estal^lished  in  the 
top  of  the  mountains,  and  shall  be  exalted  above  the 
hills ; 
And  all  nations  shall  flow  unto  it. 
And  many  peoples  shall  go  and  say,  Come  ye,  and  ]?t  us  go 
up  to  the  mountain  of  the  Lord,  to  the  house  of  tlie 
God  of  Jacob ; 
And  he  will  teach  us  of  his  ways,  and  we  will  walk  in  his 
paths : 
For  out  of  Zion  shall  go  forth  the  law. 

And  the  word  of  the  Lord  from  Jerusalem. 
And  he  shall  judge  between  the  nations,  and  shall  reprove 
many  peoples: 


RESPONSIVE   r.EADlNGS.  123 

And  they  shall  beat  their  swords  into  ploughshares,  and  their 
spears  into  pmning-hooks : 
Nation  sliall  not  lift  up  sword  sigainst  nation, 
c      Neither  shall  they  learn  war  any  more. 
In  tliat  day  shall  the  branch  of  tlie  Lord  be  beautiful  and 
glorious, 
And  the  fruit  of  the  land  shall  be  excellent  and  comely  for 
them  that  are  escaped  of  Israel. 
For  over  all  the  glory  shall  be  spread  a  canopy. 

And  there  shall  be  a  pavilion  for  a  shadow  in  the  day-time, 

from  the  heat,  and  for  a  refuge  and  for  a  covert  from  the 

storm  and  from  rain. 

The  people  that  walked  in  darkness  liave  seen  a  great  light: 

They  that  dwelt  in  the  land  of  the  shadow  of  death,  upon 

them  hath  the  light  shined. 

Thou  hast  multiplied  the  nation,  thou  hast  increased  their 

joy: 

They  joy  before  thee  according  to  the  joy  in  harvest,  as  men 
rejoice  when  they  divide  the  spoil. 
For  unto  us  a  child  is  born,  unto  us  a  son  is  given ;  and  the 
government  shall  be  upon  his  shoulder : 
And  his  name  shall  be  called  Wonderful,  Counsellor,  Mighty 
God,  Everlasting  Father,  Prince  of  Peace. 
Of  the  iucrease  of  his  government  and  of  peace  there  shall 
be  no  end,  upon  the  throne  of  David,  and  ui)on  his 
kingdom,  to  establish  it. 
And  to  uphold  it  with  judgement  and  with  righteousness 
from  henceforth  even  for  ever. 
And  there  shall  come  forth  a  slu)ot  out  of  the  stock  of  Jesse, 

And  a  branch  out  of  his  roots  shall  bear  fruit : 
And  the  spirit  of  the  Lord  shall  rest  upon  liim,  the  spirit  of 
wisdom  and  understanding. 
The  spirit  of  counsel  and  might,  the  spirit  of  knowledge  and 
of  the  fear  of  the  Lord ; 


124  RESPONSIVE   READINGS. 

And  his  delight  shall  be  in  the  fear  of  the  Lord : 

And  he  shall  not  judge  after  the  sight  of  his  eyes,  "either 
reprove  after  the  hearing  of  his  ears : 
But  with  righteousness  shall  he  judge  the  poor,  and  reprove 
with  equity  for  the  meek  of  the  earth. 
And  righteousness  shall  be  the  girdle  of  his  loins,  and  faith- 
fulness the  girdle  of  his  reins. 
And  the  wolf  shall  dwell  with  the  lamb,  and  the  leopard 
shall  lie  down  with  the  kid ; 
And  the  calf  and  the  young  lion  and  the  fatling  together; 
and  a  little  child  shall  lead  them. 
And  the  cow  and  the  bear  shall  feed ;  their  young  ones  shall 
lie  down  together : 
And  the  lion  shall  eat  straw  like  the  ox. 
They  shall  not  hurt  nor  destroy  in  all  my  holy  mountain  : 
For  the  earth  shall  be  full  of  the  knowledge  of  the  Lord,  as 
the  waters  cover  the  sea. 
And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  that  day,  that  the  root  of  Jesse, 
which  standeth  for  an  ensign  of  the  peoples,  unto  him 
shall  the  nations  seek  ; 
And  his  resting  place  shall  be  glorious. 
And  in  that  day  thou  shalt  say,  I  will  give  thanks  unto  thee, 
O  Lord. 
Behold,  God  is  my  salvation;  I  will  trust,  and  will  not  be 
afraid : 
For  the  Lord  Jehovah  is  my  strength  and  my  song ; 

And  he  is  become  my  salvation. 
Therefore  with  joy  shall  ye  draw  water  out  of  the  wells  of 
salvation. 
Give  thanks  unto  the  Lord,  call  upon  his  name,  declare  his 
doings  among  the  peoples,  make  mention  that  his  name  is 
exalted. 
Sing  unto  the  Lord ;  for  he  hath  done  excellent  tilings : 
Let  this  be  known  in  all  the  earth. 


RESPONSIVE    READINGS.  125 

Cry  aloud  and  sliout,  thou  inha])itant  of  Zion  : 

For  great  is  the  Holy  One  of  Israel  in  the  midst  of  thee. 

[From  the  Proitheclet*  of  Isaiah.] 


For  a  Public  Day  of  Fasting. 

I  will  make  mention  of  the  lovingkindnesses  of  the  Lord, 
and  the  praises  of  the  Lord,  according  to  all  that  the 
Lord  hath  bestowed  on  us ; 
And  the  great  goodness  toward  the  house  of  Israel,  which  he 
hath  bestowed  on  them  according  to  his  mercies,  and 
according  to  the  multitude  of  his  lovingkindnesses. 

In  all  their  ailliction  he  was  afllicted,  and  the  angel  of  his 
presence  saved  them : 
In  his  love  and  in  his  pity  he  redeemed  them;  and  he  bare 
them,  and  carried  them  all  the  days  of  old. 

But  they  rebelled  and  grieved  his  holy  spirit : 

Therefore  he  was  turned  to  be  their  enemy,   and  himself 
fought  against  them. 

Then  he  remembered  the  days  of  old,  Moses,  and  his  people, 
saying.  Where  is  he  that  brought  them  up  out  of  the 
sea  with  the  shepherds  of  his  flock  ? 
Where  is  he  that  put  his  holy  spirit  in  the  midst  of  them? 
That  caused  his  glorious  arm  to  go  at  the  right  hand  of 
Moses  ?  that  divided  the  water  before  them  ? 

Look  down  from  heaven,  and  behold  from  the  habitation  of 
thy  holiness  and  of  thy  glory:  where  is  thy  zeal  and 
thy  mighty  acts  ? 
The  yearning  of  thy  bowels   and  thy  compassions   are   re- 
strained toward  me. 

For  thou  art  our  father,  though  Abraham  knoweth  us  not, 
and  Israel  doth  not  acknowledge  us : 


126  RESPONSIVE   READINGS. 

Thou,  0  Lord,  art  our  father;  our  redeemer  from  everlasting 
is  thy  name. 
Oh  that  thou  wouldest  rend  the  heavens,  that  thou  wouldest 
come  down, 
For  we  are  all  become  as  one  that  is  unclean,  and  all  our 
righteousnesses  are  as  a  polluted  garment: 
And  we  all  do  fade  as  a  leaf;  and  our  iniquities,  like  the 
wind,  take  us  away. 
And  there  is  none  that  calleth  upon  thy  name,  that  stirreth 
up  himself  to  take  hold  of  thee : 
For  thou  hast  hid  thy  face  from  us,  and  hast  consumed  us  by 
means  of  our  iniquities. 
But  now,  0  Lord,  thou  art  our  father ;  we  are  the  clay,  and 
thou  our  potter ;  and  we  all  are  the  work  of  thy  hand. 
Be  not  wroth  very  sore,  O  Lord,  neither  remember  iniquity 
for  ever : 
Behold,  look,  we  beseech  thee,  we  are  all  thy  people. 
Though  our  iniquities  testify  against  us,  work  thou  for  thy 
name's  sake,  O  Lord : 
For  our  backslidings  are  many ;  we  have  sinned  against  thee. 
O  thou  hope  of  Israel,  the  saviour  thereof  in  the  time  of 
trouble,  why  shouldst    thou  be  a  sojourner   in   the 
land. 
And  as  a  wayfaring  man  that  tumeth  aside  to  tarry  for  a 
night? 
Why  shouldst  thou  be  as  a  man  astonied,  as  a  mighty  man 
that  cannot  save  ? 
Yet  thou,  0  Lord,  art  in  the  midst  of  us,  and  we  are  called 
by  thy  name ;  leave  us  not. 
It  is  of  the  Lord's  mercies  that  we  are  not  consumed,  because 
his  compassions  fail  not. 
They  are  new  every  morning;  great  is  thy  faithfulness. 
The  Lord  is  my  portion,  saith  my  soul ;  therefore  will  I  hope 
in  him. 


HESPONSIVE  READINGS.  127 

The  Lord  is  good  unto  them  that  wait  for  him,  to  the  soul 
that  seeketh  him. 
It  is  good  that  a  man  should  hope  and  quietly  wait  for  the 
salvation  of  the  Lord. 
For  the  Lord  will  not  cast  off  for  ever. 
For  though  he  cause  grief,  yet  will   he   have   compassion 
according  to  the  multitude  of  his  mercies. 
For  he  doth  not  afflict  willingly,  nor  grieve  the  children  of 
men. 
Wherefore  doth  a  living  man  complain,  a  man  for  the  pun- 
ishment of  his  sins  ? 
Let  us  search  and  try  our  ways,  and  turn  again  to  the  Lord. 
Let  us  lift  ujj  our  heart  with  our  hando  unto   God  in  the 
heavens. 
I  called  upon  thy  name,  0  Lord,  out  of  the  lowest  dungeon. 
Thou  heardest  my  voice ;  hide  not  thine  ear  at  my  breath- 
ing, at  my  cry  I 
Thou,  O  Lord,  abidest  for  ever ; 

Thy  throne  is  from  generation  to  generation. 
Wherefore  dost  thou  forget  us  for  ever,  and  forsake  us  so 
long  time  ? 
Turn  thou  us  unto  thee,  0  Lord,  and  we  shall .  be  turned ; 
renew  our  days  as  of  old. 
Though  the  fig  tree  shall  not  blossom, 

Neither  shall  fruit  be  in  the  vines ; 
The  labour  of  the  olive  shall  fail, 

And  the  fields  shall  yield  no  meat ; 
The  flocks  shall  be  cut  off  from  the  fold. 
And  there  shall  be  no  herd  in  the  stalls : 
Yet  I  will  rejoice  in  the  Lord, 

I  will  joy  in  the  God  of  my  salvation. 
Jehovah,  the  Lord,  is  my  strengtli. 

And  he  maketh  my  feet  like  hind's  feet,  and  will  make  me  to 
walk  upon  my  high  places. 

[Oom  Isaiah,  Jeremiah,  Lamentations,  Hsbakkolc.] 


128  responsive  readings. 

The  Lord's  Supper. 

Who  hath  believed  our  report  ? 

And  to  whom  hath  the  arm  of  the  Lord  been  revealed  ? 

For  he  grew  up  before  him  as  a  tender  plant,  and  as  a  root 

out  of  a  dry  ground : 
He  hath  no  form  nor  comeliness ;  and  when  we  see  him,  there 
is  no  beauty  that  we  should  desire  him. 
He  was  despised  and  rejected  of  men ;    a  man  of  sorrows, 

and  acquainted  with  grief: 
And  as  one  from  whom  men  hide  their  face  he  was  despised, 
and  we  esteemed  him  not. 
Surely  he  hath  borne  our  griefs,  and  carried  our  sorrows: 
Yet  we  did  esteem  him  stricken,  smitten  of  God,  and  afflicted. 
But  he  was  wounded  for  our  transgressions,  he  was  bruised 

for  our  iniquities : 
The  chastisement  of  our  peace  was  upon  him  ;  and  with  his 
stripes  we  are  healed. 
All  we  like  sheep  have  gone  astray;  we  have  turned  every 

one  to  his  own  way ; 
And  the  Lord  hath  laid  on  him  the  iniquity  of  us  all. 
He  was  oppressed,  yet  he  humbled  himself  and  opened  not 
his  mouth ; 
As  a  lamb  that  is  led  to  the  slaughter,  and  as  a  sheep  that 
before  her  shearers  is  dumb ;  yea,  he  opened  not  his  mouth. 
By  oppression  and  judgement  he  was  taken  away ; 

And  as  for  his  generation,  who  among  them  considered  that 
he  was  cut  off  out  of  the  land  of  the  living  ? 
For  the  transgression  of  my  people  was  he  stricken. 

And  they  made  his  grave  with  the  wicked,  and  with  the  rich 
in  his  death; 
Although  he  had  done  no  violence,  neither  was  any  deceit  in 
his  mouth. 

Yet  it  pleased  the  Lord  to  bruise  him ;  he  hath  put  him  to 
grief: 


UESPONSIVE   READINGS.  129 

When  thou  shalt  make  his  soul  an  offering  for  sin,  he  Khali 

see  his  seed,  lie  shall  prolong  his  days, 
And  the  pleasure  of  the  Lord  shall  prosper  in  his  hand. 

He  shall  see  of  the  travail  of  his  soul,  and  shall  be  satisfied : 
By  his  knowledge  shall  my  righteous  servant  justify  many: 

and  he  shall  bear  their  iniquities. 
Therefore  will  I  divide  him  a  portion  with  the  great,  and  he 
shall  divide  the  spoil  with  the  strong ; 
Because  he  poured  out  his  soul  unto  death,  and  was  numbered 

with  the  transgressors: 
Yet  he  bare  the  sins  of  many, 
And  made  intercession  for  the  transgressors. 
Ho,  every  one  that  thirsteth,  come  ye  to  the  waters,  and  he 

that  hath  no  money ;  come  ye,  buy,  and  eat ; 
Yea,  come,  buy  wine  and  milk  without  money  and  without 
price. 
Wherefore  do  ye  spend  money  for  that  which  is  not  bread  ? 
And  your  labour  for  that  which  satisfieth  not? 
Hearken  diligently  unto  me,  and  eat  ye  that  which  is  good, 

and  let  your  soul  delight  itself  in  fatness. 
Incline  your  ear,  and  come  unto  me ;   hear,  and  your  soul 
shall  live. 
Seek  ye  the  Lord  while  he  may  be  found, 
Call  ye  upon  him  while  he  is  near : 
Let  the  wicked  forsake  his  way,  and  the  unrighteous  man 
his  thoughts :  and  let  him  return  unto  the  Lord,  and 
he  will  have  mercy  upon  him ; 
And  to  our  God,  for  he  will  abundantly  pardon. 
Tor  my  thoughts  are  not  your  thoughts, 
Neither  are  your  ways  my  ways,  saith  the  Lord. 
For  as  the  heavens  are  higher  than  the  earth,  so  are  my  ways 

higher  than  your  ways. 
And  my  thoughts  than  your  thoughts. 


130  RESPONSIVE   READINGS. 

For  as  the  rain  cometh  down  and  the  snow  from  heaven,  and 

returneth  not  thither,  but  watereth  the  earth,  and  maketh 

it  bring  forth  and  bud,  and  giveth  seed  to  the  sower  and 

bread  to  the  eater; 

So  shall  my  word  be  that  goeth  forth  out  of  my  mouth  : 

It  shall  not  return  unto  me  void,  but  it  shall  accomplish  that 

which  I  please, 
And  it  shall  prosper  in  the  thing  whereto  I  sent  it. 
For  ye  shall  go  out  with  joy, 
And  be  led  forth  with  peace : 
The  mountains  and  the  hills  shall  break  forth  before  you 

into  singing, 
And  all  the  trees  of  the  fields  shall  clap  their  hands. 

Instead  of  the  thorn  shall  come  up  the  fir  tree,  and  instead 

of  the  briar  shall  come  up  the  myrtle  tree : 
And  it  shall  be  to  the  Lord  for  a  name,  for  an  everlasting 
sign  that  shall  not  be  cut  off. 


Service  for  the  Dedication  op  a  Church. 

O  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel,  there  is  no  God  like  thee,  in 
heaven  above,  or  on  earth  beneath; 
Who  keepest  covenant  and   mercy  with  thy  servants,  that 
walk  before  thee  with  all  their  heart. 
But  will  God  in  very  deed  dwell  on  the  earth?     Behold, 
heaven  and  the  heaven  of   heavens  cannot  contain 
thee ; 
How  much  less  this  house  that  we  have  builded. 
Yet  have  thou  respect  unto  the  prayer  of  thy  servant,  and 
to  his  supplication,  O  Lord  my  God, 
That  thine  eyes  may  be  open  toward  this  house  night  and 
day,  even  toward  the  place  whereof  thou  hast  said.  My 
name  shall  be  there. 


KESP0N8IVE  READINGS.  181 

And  hearken  thou  to  the  supplication  of  thy  servant,  and  of 
thy  people  Israel,  when  they  shall  pray  toward  this 
place : 
Tea,  hear  thou  in  heaven  thy  dwelling  place ;  and  when  thou 
hearest,  forgive. 
The  Lord  our  God  be  with  us,  as  he  was  with  our  fathers: 
let  him  not  leave  us,  nor  forsake  us : 
That  he  may  incline  our  hearts  unto  him,  to  walk  in  all  his 
ways,  and  to  keep  his  commandments,  and  his  statutes, 
and  his  judgements,  which  he  commanded  our  fathers. 
Arise,  O  Lord  God,  into  thy  resting  place, 

Thou,  and  the  ark  of  thy  strength : 
Let  thy  priests,  O  Lord  God,  be  clothed  with  salvation. 

And  let  thy  saints  rejoice  in  goodness. 
For  the  Lord  hath  chosen  Zion ;  he  hath  desired  it  for  liis 
habitation. 
This  is  my  resting  place  for  ever:  here  will  I  dwell;  for  I 
have  desired  it. 
I  will  abundantly  bless  her  provision :  I  will  satisfy  her  poor 
■SAdth  bread. 
Her  priests  also  will  I  clothe  with  salvation :   and  her  saints 
shall  shout  aloud  for  joy. 
Behold,  bless  ye  the  Lord,  all  ye  servants  of  the  Lord,  lift 
up  your  hands  to  the  sanctuary,  and  bless   ye  the 
Lord. 
The  Lord  bless  thee  out  of  Zion ;  even  he  that  made  heaven 
and  earth. 
Praise  ye  the  Lord,  ye  that  stand  in  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

Sing  praises  unto  his  name ;  for  it  is  pleasant. 
Sing   unto    the    Lord   a   new  song,  and    his   praise    in    tlie 
assembly  of  the  saints. 
Let  Israel  rejoice  in  him  that  made  him :  let  the  children  of 
Zion  be  joyful  in  their  King. 


132  RESPONSIVE   READINGS. 

I  will  pay  my  vows  unto   the   Lord,  in  the   courts  of  the 
Lord's  house. 
Open  to  me  the  gates  of  righteousness:  I  will  enter  into 
them,  I  will  give  thanks  unto  the  Lord. 
This  is  the  gate  of  the  Lord ;  the  righteous  shall  enter  into 
it. 
I  will  give  thanks  unto  thee,  for  thou  hast  answered  me,  and 
art  become  my  salvation. 
The  stone  which  the  builders  rejected  is  become  the  head  of 
the  corner. 
This  is  the  Lord's  doing;  it  is  marvellous  in  our  eyes. 
Blessed  be  he  that  cometh  in  the  name  of  the  Lord : 

We  have  blessed  you  out  of  the  house  of  the  Lord. 
Thou  art  my  God,  and  I  will  give  thanks  unto  thee :  thou 
art  my  God,  I  will  exalt  thee. 
0  give  thanks  unto  the  Lord;  for  he  is  good:  for  his  mercy 
endureth  for  ever. 


A  Morning  Service. 


FOR   THE    USE    OF 


CONGREGATIONS.  COLLEGES.   SCHOOLS.   AND   ACADEMIES, 
FOR  SUNDAY  MORNING  WORSHIP. 


BY    THE 

Rev.  JOSEPH  T.  DURYEA.  D.D. 


BOSTON  AND  CHICAGO: 

(JTononrfgaticnal   SimTjao^SrfjooI   nnX>   ^iublisfitng   .^orirto. 


Copyright,  1888,  by 
cjongregational  sunday-school  and  publishing  society. 


THIS  MORNING  SERVICE  is  meant 
to  be  suggestive  rather  than  arbitrary.  It 
contains  features  which  have  commended 
themselves  by  use  in  various  prominent 
churches.  They  are  here  given  for  such 
adoption  as  the  circumstances  of  each 
case  may  indicate  as  advantageous  and 
wise. 


A  Morning  Servige. 


Boiuntarp. 

31  sentence  from  tJje  ^ttiptUtt*      (^°®  ^^"  "'^^^  ^'^^^  ^^  ^^*^  minister  or 

The  Lord  is  in  his  holy  temple :  let  all  the  earth  keep  silence  before 
him. 

O  worship  the  Lord  in  the  beauty  of  holiness.  .  .  .  Enter  into  liis 
gates  with  thanksgiving,  and  into  his  courts  with  praise. 

It  is  a  good  thing  to  give  thanks  unto  the  Lord,  and  to  sing  praises 
unto  his  name. 

0  come,  let  us  worship  and  bow  down  :  let  us  kneel  before  the  Lord 
our  maker. 

Sing  unto  the  Lord,  bless  his  name  ;  shew  forth  his  salvation  from 
day  to  da}^ 

What  shall  I  render  unto  the  Lord  for  all  his  benefits  toward  me  ? 
I  will  take  the  cup  of  salvation,  and  call  upon  the  name  of  the  Lord. 
I  will  pay  my  vows  unto  the  Lord  now  in  the  presence  of  all  his  people. 

The  Lord  will  command  his  lovingkindness  in  the  daytime,  and  in 
the  night  his  song  shall  be  with  me,  and  my  prayer  unto  the  God  of 
my  life. 

Seek  ye  the  Lord  while  he  may  be  found,  call  ye  upon  him  while  he 
is  near. 

Let  us  lift  up  our  heart  with  our  hands  unto  God  in  the  heavens. 

Hear  ye  the  word  of  the  Lord  .  .  .  incline  your  ears  to  the  word  of 
his  mouth. 

1  will  hear  what  God  the  Lord  will  speak :  for  he  will  speak  peace 
unto  his  people. 


A    MOUNINd    SEIlVrCE. 
SDOjroIO0p.       (Congregation  standing.) 


ii^H^^Wi^^^s 


Praise  God, from  wliomall  blessings  flow!  Praise  iiim,  all  creatures  here  be-low! 


1^     '  ~  l> 

Praise  liim     a  -  bove,    ye  lieaven-lv  host!  Praise  Fp.ther,  Son,    and  Ho  -  ly  Ghost. 


mmstr^rf^^^^^ 


3^n^0Cati0n.        (Congregation  standing.) 

All.  —  Almighty  God,  unto  whom  all  hearts  are  open,  all  desire:* 
known,  and  from  whom  no  secrets  are  hid  ;  Cleanse  the  thoughts  of  our 
hearts  by  the  inspiration  of  thy  Holy  Spirit,  that  we  may  perfectly 
love  thee  and  worthily  magnify  thy  holy  name  ;  through  Jesus  Christ 
our  Lord :  Who  hath  taught  us  when  we  pray  to  say  :  — 

Our  Father  which  art  in  heaven,  Hallowed  be  thy  name.  Thy  king- 
dom come.  Thy  will  be  done  in  earth,  as  it  is  in  heaven.  Give  us 
this  day  our  daily  bread.  And  forgive  us  our  debts,  as  we  forgive  our 
debtors.  And  lead  us  not  into  temptation,  but  deliver  us  from  evil : 
For  thine  is  the  kingdom,  and  the  power,  and  the  glory,  for  ever.     Ameu. 

{^dlUtdttOtt;   (optional)  by  the  Minister  (congregation  still  standing). 

May  Grace,  Mercy,  and  Peace,  from  God  the  Father  and  Clirist 
Jesus  our  T^ord,  be  upon  you  all.     Amen. 

{Or  some  other  form  cho»en  bi/ the  Mininler.) 


4  A   MOKNING   SERVICE. 

^UntJ^Cttl*       (By  the  Choir,  at  the  option  of  the  Minister.) 

'^^0  ^iTonfC^^iOn.       (Congregation  seated  and  bowing  down.) 

All.  —  Almighty  and  most  merciful  Father;  We  have  erred  and 
strayed  from  thy  ways  like  lost  sheep.  We  have  followed  too  much 
the  devices  and  desires  of  our  own  hearts.  We  have  offended  against 
thy  holy  laws.  We  have  left  undone  those  things  which  we  ought  to 
have  done ;  and  we  have  done  those  things  which  we  ought  not  to  have 
done ;  and  there  is  no  health  in  us.  But  thou,  O  Lord,  have  mercy 
upon  us,  miserable  offenders.  Spare  thou  those,  O  Lord,  who  confess 
their  faults.  Restore  thou  those  who  are  penitent ;  according  to  thy 
promises  declared  unto  mankind  in  Christ  Jesus  our  Lord.  And  grant, 
O  most  merciful  Father,  for  his  sake;  that  we  may  hereafter  live  a 
godly,  righteous,  and  sober  life,  to  the  glory  of  thy  holy  name.     Amen. 

[or  this.] 

Almighty  God,  Father  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  Maker  of  all  things. 
Judge  of  all  men ;  We  acknowledge  and  bewail  our  manifold  sins  and 
wickedness,  which  we,  from  time  to  time,  most  grievously  have  com- 
mitted, by  thought,  word,  and  deed,  against  thy  Divine  Majesty, 
provoking  most  justly  thy  wrath  and  indignation  against  us.  We  do 
earnestly  repent,  and  are  heartily  sorry  for  these  our  misdoings  ;  the 
remembrance  of  them  is  grievous  unto  us  ;  the  burden  of  them  is  in- 
tolerable. Have  mercy  upon  us,  have  mercy  upon  us,  most  merciful 
Father;  for  thy  Son  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ's  sake,  forgive  us  all  that  is 
past ;  and  grant  that  we  may  ever  hereafter  serve  and  please  thee  in 
newness  of  life,  to  the  honor  and  glory  of  thy  name  ;  through  Jesus 
Christ  our  Lord.     Amen. 

i^pmn*       (Congregation  standing.) 

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A    MUKNING    SERVICE. 

[If  pi-fferreil,  these  selections  may  be  rend  by  the  niliiiMter  and  pco|>lc  allcniutely] 

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1.  O  come,  let  us  nng  \  unto  •  the  |  Lord  ||  let  us  make  a  joyful  noiae 
to  the  I  Rock  •  of  |  our  •  sal  |  vation. 

2.  Let  us  come  before  his  joresence  with  |  thanks  •  —  |  giving  ||  and 
make  a  joyful  noise  |  un  •  to  |  him  •  with  |  psalms. 

8.  For  the  Lord  is  a  |  great  ■  —  |  God  ||  and  a  great  King  \  above  • 
—  I  all  •  —  I  gods. 

4.  In  his  hand  are  the  deep  places  |  of  •  the  |  earth  ||  the  strength  of 
the  I  hills  •  is  |  his  •  —  |  also. 

6.  The  sea  is  his  and  |  he  •  —  |  made  it  ||  and  his  hands  \  formed  • 
the  I  dry  •  —  |  land. 

6.  O  come,  let  us  worship  and  |  bow  •  —  |  down  ||  let  us  kneel  be-  | 
fore  •  the  |  Lord  •  our  |  maker. 

7.  For  Ae  I  is '  our  |  God  ||  and  we  are  the  people  of  his  pasture  and 
the  I  sheep  •  of  |  his  •  —  |  hand. 

8.  O  worship  the  Lord  in  the  |  beauty  of  |  holiness  ||  fear  be  |  fore  • 
him  I  all  the  |  earth. 

9.  Let  the  heavens  rejoice,  and  let  the  |  earth  •  be  |  glad  ||  let  the  sea 
roar  and  the  |  ful  •  ness  |  there  •  —  |  of. 

10.  Let  the  field  be  joyful,  and  all  that  |  is  •  there  |  in  ||  then  shall  all 
the  I  trees  •  of  the  |  wood  •  re  |  joice. 

11.  Before  the  Lord  :  for  he  cometh,  for  he  comeih  to  |  judge  •  the  | 
earth  ||  he  shall  judge  the  world  with  righteousng«»  and  the  |  peo  •  pie  | 
with  •  his  I    truth. 

Glory  be  to  the  J^ather  |  and  -to  the  |  Son  ||  and  |  to  •  the  |  Ho  •  ly  | 
(ihost. 

As  it  was  in  the  beginning,  is  now  and  |  ev  •  er  |  shall  be  ||  World 
without  I  end  •  —  I  A  •  —  I  men. 


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2.  To  thee  all   angels  |  cy\  a-  |  loud,  ||  the  heavens,  and  |  all  the  | 
powers  there-  |  in.     To  thee  cherubim  and  seraphim,  con-  |  tinually  •  • 
do  I  cry,  ||  Hoi}',  holy,  holy.  Lord  |  God  of  ]  Saba-  |  otii ;  || 

3.  Heaven  and  earth  are  full  of  the  majesty  |  of  thy  |  glory.  ||  The 
glorious  company  of  the  apostles  praise  thee.     The  goodly  fellowship 
of  the  I  prophets  |  praise —  |  thee.  ||       The  noble    army  of  martyrs  | 
praise  —  |  thee.  ||     The  holy  church  throughout  all  the  |  world  •  •  doth 
ac-  I  knowledge  |  thee,  || 

4.  The  Father,  of  an  |  infi-  •  •  nite  |  majesty ;  ||  thine  adorable,  |  true 
and  I  only  |  Son ;  ||  Also  the  Holy  |  Ghost,  the  |  Comforter.  ||  Thou  art 
the  King  of  glory,  O  Christ,  thou  art  the  everlasting  |  Son  •  •  of  the  | 
Fa-—  I  ther.  || 

6.    When  thou  tookest  upon  thee  to  de-  |  liver  |  man,  ||  thou    didst 
humble  thyself  to  be  |  born  —  |  of  a  |  virgin.  ||  When  thou  hadst  over- 
come the  I  sharpness  •  •  of  |  death,  ||  thou  didst  open  the  kingdom  of  | 
heaven  •  •  to  |  all  be-  |  lievers.  |j 

6.   Thou  sittest  at  the  right  hand  of  God,  in  the  |  glory  •  •  of  the  | 
Father.  ||  We  believe  that  thou  shalt  |  come  to  |  be  our  |  judge.     We 
therefore  pray  thee,  |  help  thy  |  servants,  ||  whom  thou  hast  redeemed  ] 
with  thy  I  precious  |  blood.  || 


A    MORNING   SKltVICE. 


7.  Make    them    to    be    numbered  |  witli    thy  |  saints,  ||  in  |  glory  ( 
ever-  |  lasting.  ||  O  Lord,  save  thy  people,  and  |  bless  thine  |  heritage ;  || 
govern  them  and  |  lift  them  [  up  for-  |  ever.  || 

8.  Day  l)y  day  we  |  magni- •  •  fy  |  thee  ;  ||  and  we  worship  thy  Uiime 
ever,  |  world  with-  |  out  —  |  end.  ||  Vouchsafe,  O  Lord,  to  keep  us  this  | 
day    with-out  |  sin;  ||  O     Lord,    have    mer-cy   upon    us,  have  |  mer-cy 
up-  I  on  —  I  us.  II 

9.  O  Lord,  let  thy  mercy  |  be  up-  |  on  us,  ||  as  our  |  trust  —  j  is  in  j 
thee.  II  O  Lord,  in  |  thee  •  •  have  I  |  trusted  ;  ||  let  me  |  never  j  be  con-  ( 
founded.  ||  A-  |  men.  || 

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1.  God  be  merciful  unto  us  and  |  bless  '  —  j  us  ||  and  cause  his  |  face  • 
to  I  shine  •  up  |  on  us. 

2.  That  thy  way  may  be  known   up  |  on  •  —  |  earth  ||  thy  saving  j 
health  •  a  |  raong  •  all  j  nations. 

3.  Let   the    people    praise   thee  |  O  •  —  |  God  ||  let  \  all  •  the  |  peo  •  - 
pie  I  praise  thee. 

4.  O  let  the  nations  be    glad   and  |  sing  •  for  j  joy  ||  for   thou   shalt 
judge  the  people    righteously,  and  ^orern  the  |  nations  •  up  |  on  •  —  | 
earth. 

5.  Let  the  people  praise  thee  ]  O  •  —  |  God  ||  let  |  all  •  the  |  peo  •  pie  j 
praise  thee. 

6.  Then  shall  the  eaj-th  \  yield  •  her  |  increase  ||  and  God,  even  our 
own   God  I  shall  •  —  |  bless  •  —  |  us. 

7.  God  I  shall  •  —  I  bless  us  ||  and  all  the  ends  of  the  |  earth  •  shall  | 
fear  •  —  |  him. 

Glory  be  to  the  father  |  and  •  to  the  |  Son  ||  and  j  to  •  the  |  Ho  •  ly  j 
Ghost. 

As  it  was  in  the  beginning,  is  now  and  ev  •  er  |  shall  be  ||   World  with- 
out end  •  —  I  A  •  —  |  men. 


A  MORNING   SEKVICE. 

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1.  O  sing  unto  the  Lord  a  |  new  •  —  |  song  ||  for  he  hath  |  clone  •  —  | 
marvel  •  lous  |  things. 

2.  His  right  hand  and  his  |  ho  •  ly  |  arm  ||  hath  \  got  •  ten  |  him  • 
the  I  victory. 

3.  The  Lord  hath  made  known  \  his  •  sal  |  vation  ||  his  righteousness 
hath  he  openly  shew&&  in  the  |  sight  •  —  |  of  •  the  |  heathen. 

4.  He  hath  remembered  his  mercy  and  his  truth  toward  the  |  house  . 
of  I  Israel  ||  all  the  ends  of  the  earth  have  seen  the  sal  |  va  •  tion  )  of  • 
our  I  God. 

5.  Make  a  joyful  noise  unto  the  Lord  \  all  •  the  |  eartli  ||  make  a  loud 
noise  and  re  |  joice  •  and  |  sing  •  —  |  praise. 

6.  Sing  unto  the  Lord  \  with  •  the  |  harp  ||  with  the  harp  \  and  •  the  | 
voice  •  of  a  I  psalm. 

7.  With  ^rwmpets  and  |  sound  •  of  |  cornet  ||  make  a  joyful  noise  be  | 
fore  •  the  |  Lord  •  the  )  King. 

8.  Let  the  sea  roar  and  the  |  fulness  •  there  |  of  ||  the  world   and  | 
they  •  that  |  dwell  •  there  |  in. 

9.  Let  the  floods  \  clap  •  their  |  hands  ||  let  the  |  hills  •  be  |  joyful  • 
to  I  gether. 

10.  Before  the  Lord ;  for  he  cometh  to  |  judge  •  the  |  earth  •  ||  with 
righteousness  shall  he  judge  the  world  and  the  j    peo  •  pie  |  with  •  —  | 
equity.  J.  Hindle. 

[or  this  for  occasional  use.] 

'^1)0  <2romt11dntini0nt^*      (congregation  seated  and  bowing  down.) 

[The  Minister  shall  repeat  the  comniandmcnte,  and  the  people,  after  each  commandment,  ehall 
eSng  or  repeat  the  appropriate  response.] 

Minister.  —  And  God  spake  all  these  words,  saying, 
I.     Thou  shalt  have  no  other  gods  before  me. 


A    MOKNING    SBKVICK. 


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ness of  any  thing  that  is  in  heaven  above,  or  that  is  in  the  earth 
beneath,  or  that  is  in  the  water  under  the  earth :  thou  shalt  not  bow 
down  thyself  to  them,  nor  serve  them :  for  I  the  Lord  thy  God  am  a 
jealous  God,  visiting  the  iniquity  of  the  fathers  upon  the  children  unto 
the  third  and  fourth  generation  of  tliem  that  hate  me ;  and  shewing 
mercy  unto  thousands  of  them  that  love  me,  and  keep  my  commandments. 

Response.      Lord,  have  mercy  upon  us,  and  incline  our  hearts  to  keep  this  law. 

III.  Thou  shalt  not  take  the  name  of  the  Lord  thy  God  in  vain ; 
for  the  Lord  will  not  hold  him  guiltless  that  taketh  his  name  in  vain. 

Response.      Lord,  have  mercy  upon  us,  and  incline  our  hearts  to  keep  this  law. 

IV.  Remember  the  sabbath  day,  to  keep  it  holy.  Six  days  shalt 
thou  labour,  and  do  all  thy  work :  but  the  seventh  day  is  the  sabbath 
of  the  Lord  thy  (lod:  in  it  thou  shalt  not  do  any  work,  thou,  nor  thy 
son,  nor  thy  daughter,  thy  manservant,  nor  thy  maidservant,  nor  thy 
cattle,  nor  thy  stranger  that  is  within  thy  gates :  for  in  six  days  the  Lord 
made  heaven  and  earth,  the  sea,  and  all  that  in  them  is,  and  rested 
the  seventh  day :  wherefore  the  Lord  blessed  the  sabbath  day,  and 
hallowed  it. 

Response.      Lord,  have  mercy  upoti  ws,  and  incline  our  hearts  to  keep  this  law. 

V.  Honour  thy  father  and  thy  mother :  that  thy  days  may  be  long 
upon  the  land  which  the  Lord  thy  God  giveth  thee. 

Response.      Lord,  have  mercy  upon  us,  and  incline  our  hearts  to  keep  this  law. 

YI.     Thou  shalt  not  kill. 

Response.      Lord,  have  mercy  upon  us,  and  incline  our  hearts  to  keep  this  law. 

VII.     Thou  shalt  not  commit  adultery. 

Response.      Lord,  hace  mercy  upon  us,  and  incline  our  hearts  to  keep  this  law. 


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VIII.  Thou  shalt  not  steal. 

JResponse.      Lord,  have  mercy  upon  us,  and  incline  our  hearts  to  keep  this  law. 

IX.  Tliou  shalt  not  bear  false  witness  against  thy  neighbour. 
Response.      Lord,  have  mercy  upon  n.s,  and  incline  our  hearts  to  keep  this  law. 

X.  Thou  shalt  not  covet  tli}-  neighbour's  house,  thou  shalt  not  covet 
thy  neighbour's  wife,  nor  his  manservant,  nor  his  maidservant,  nor  his 
ox,  nor  his  ass,  nor  any  thing  that  is  thy  neighbour's. 

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love  the  Lord  thy  God  with  all  thy  heart,  and  with  all  thy  soul,  and 
with  all  thy  mind.  This  is  the  first  and  great  commandment.  And  the 
second  is  like  unto  it :  Thou  shalt  love  thy  neighbour  as  thyself.  On 
these  two  commandments  hang  all  the  law  and  the  prophets. 

\A  brief  prayer  may  follow  the  commandments,  in  this  form  if  desired.} 

O  Almighty  Lord,  and  everlasting  God,  vouchsafe,  we  beseech  thee, 
to  direct,  sanctify,  and  govern  both  our  hearts  and  bodies  in  the  way 
of  thy  laws,  and  in  the  works  of  thy  commandments ;  that,  through 
thy  most  mighty  protection,  both  here  and  ever,  we  may  be  preserved 
in  body  and  soul :  through  our  Lord  and  Saviour,  Jesus  Christ.     Amen. 

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A    MORNINO    SERVICE. 


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'^ijC  ^pO^tXC^'  4ltttti.       (Minister  and  congregation,  all  still  standing.) 

I  believe  in  God  the  Father  Almighty,  Maker  of  heaven  and  earth ; 
and  in  Jesus  Christ,  his  only  Son  our  Lord,  who  was  conceived  by  the 
Holy  Ghost,  born  of  the  Virgin  Mary,  suffered  under  Pontius  Pilate, 
was  crucified,  dead,  and  buried ;  he  descended  into  hell ;  the  third 
day  he  rose  from  the  dead ;  he  ascended  into  heaven,  and  sitteth  on 
the  right  hand  of  God  the  Father  Almighty ;  from  thence  he  shall 
come  to  judge  the  quick  and  the  dead.  I  believe  in  the  Holy  Ghost ; 
the  Holy  Catholic  Church,  the  communion  of  saints  ;  the  forgiveness 
of  sins ;  the  resurrection  of  the  body,  and  the  life  everlasting.     Amen. 

Clje   ^aj^tOral   ^taptt,       (Congregation  bowing  down.) 

<0(tering  anH  ^Innouncementjef, 

I^pmn*       (Congregation  standing.) 

3(intl)Cni.       (At  the  option  of  the  Minister.) 

Ippitin,       (Congregation  standing.) 

^jraPCr,       (Congregation  seated  and  bowing  down.) 

[If  desirable,  in  the  use  of  any  of  the  following:.] 

Grant,  we  beseech  thee.  Almighty  God,  that  the  words  which  we 
have  heard  this  day  with  our  outward  ears  may,  through  thy  grace, 
be  so  grafted  inwardly  in  our  hearts,  that  they  may  bring  forth  in  us 
the  fruit  of  good  living ;  to  the  honor  and  praise  of  thy  name : 
Through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.     Amen. 

O  Almighty  God!  who  alone  canst  order  the  unruly  wills  and  affec- 
tions of  sinful  men  :  Grant  unto  us  thy  people,  that  we  may  love  the 
things  which    thou    commandest,    and   desire    that   which   thou   dost 


A   MORNING   SERVICE.  13 

promise  ;  that  so,  among  the  sundry  and  manifold  changes  of  the  world, 
our  hearts  ma}^  surely  there  be  fixed,  where  true  joys  are  to  be  found  : 
Through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.     Amen. 

O  God,  Holy  Ghost,  Sanctifier  of  the  faithful,  visit,  we  jiray  thee, 
this  congregation  with  thy  love  and  favor  ;  enlighten  their  minds  more 
and  more  with  the  light  of  the  everlasting  gospel ;  graft  in  their  hearts 
a  love  of  the  truth ;  increase  in  them  true  religion  ;  nourish  them  with 
all  goodness;  and  of  thy  great  mercy  keep  them  in  tlie  same,  O  IMessed 
Spirit :  Whom,  with  the  Father  and  the  Son,  together,  we  worship  and 
glorify  as  one  God,  world  ^^'^thout  end.     Amen. 

Almighty  God,  who  hast  given  us  grace  at  this  time  with  one  accord 
to  make  our  common  supplications  unto  thee,  and  dost  promise  that 
when  two  or  three  are  gathered  together  in  thy  name,  tlum  wilt 
grant  their  requests :  Fulfil  now,  O  Lord,  the  desires  and  petitions  of 
thy  servants,  as  may  he  most  expedient  for  them  ;  granting  us  in  this 
world  knowledge  of  thy  truth,  and  in  the  world  to  come  life  ever- 
lasting.    Amen. 

^CttCDiCtiOn.       (Congregation  still  seated  and  bowing  down.) 

The  grace  of  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  and  the  love  of  God,  and  tlie 
communion  of  the  Holy  Ghost,  be  with  you  all. 

[Olt  OIHEIi    lOKM   TO  ]{K  CHOSEX   IIV  THE  MINISTER.] 

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the  hour  of  service  and  end  on  the  minute.] 


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Vesper  Services. 


FOR  THE  USE  OF 


CONGREGATIONS,  COLLEGES.  SCHOOLS.   AND  ACADEMIES. 
FOR  SUNDAY  EVENING  WORSHIP. 


EDITED   BY 

Rev.  JOSEPH  T.  DURYEA,  D.D. 


BOSTON  AND   CHICAGO: 

Congrcgatfonal  Sunlia2--.%djooI  ^^"^  ^uftltafjmg  Soct'cto. 


Copyright,  1887,  by 
Congregational  Sundav-School  and  Publishing  Soceett. 


JElectrotyped  and  Printed  by  Stanley  >&  Usher, 
7  77   Devonshire  "Street,  Boston. 


CONTENTS 


PAOB 

Vesper  Service  No.  1 3 

Vesper  Service  No.  2.         .         .         .         .         .         .         .         .  14 

N'esper  Service  No.  3      .........  2j 

\'esper  Service  No.  4 37 

^'ESPER  Service  No.  5 46^ 


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Vesper  Service, 


No.    1. 


[The  congregation  standing.] 

Minister.  —  The  Lord  is  in  his  holy  temple :  let  all  the  earth  keep 
silence  before  him. 
People.  —  Surely  the  Lord  is  in  this  place.    This  is  none  other  but  the 
house  of  God,  and  this  is  the  gate  of  heaven. 
The  sacrifices  of  God  are  a  broken   spirit:    a  broken  and  a  contrite 
heart,  O  God,  thou  wilt  not  despise. 
Let  the  words  of  my  mouth,  and  the  meditation  of  my  heart  be  acceptable 
in  thy  sight,  0  Lord,  my  strength  and  my  redeemer. 

Let  us  pray.     (All  uniting.) 

Almighty  Grod^  unto  whom  all  hearts  are  open,  all  desires  known,  and 
from  whom  no  secrets  are  hid ;  cleanse  the  thoughts  of  our  hearts  hy  the 
inspiration  of  thy  Holy  Spirit^  that  we  may  perfectly  love  thee,  and 
worthily  magnify  thy  holy  name  ;  through  Christ  our  Lord.     Amen. 

Our  Father  which  art  in  heaven,  hallowed  be  thy  name.  Thy  kingdom 
come.  Thy  will  he  done  on  earth,  as  it  is  in  heaven.  Give  us  this  day 
our  daily  bread.  And  forgive  us  our  debts,  as  we  forgive  our  debtors. 
And  lead  us  not  into  temptation ;  but  deliver  us  from  evil :  for  thine  t« 
the  kingdom,  and  the  power,  and  the  glory,  for  ever  and  ever.     Amen. 


VESPER   SERVICE. 


O   DAY   OF   REST   AND    GLADNESS! 


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On  Thee,  at  the  creation, 

The  light  first  had  its  birth  ; 
On  Thee,  for  our  salvation, 

Christ  rose  from  depths  of  earth ; 
On  Thee,  our  Lord,  victorious. 

The  Spirit  sent  from  heaven, 
And  thus  on  Thee,  most  glorious, 

A  triple  light  was  given. 


VESPER    SERVICE. 


Today  on  weary  nations 

The  heavenly  manna  falls ; 
To  holy  convocations 

The  silver  trumpet  calls, 
Where  gospel  light  is  glowing 

With  pure  and  radiant  beams, 
And  living  water  flowing 

With  soul-refreshing  streams. 

New  graces  ever  gaining 

From  this  our  day  of  rest, 
We  reach  the  rest  remaining 

To  spirits  of  the  blest : 
To  Holy  Ghost  be  praises. 

To  Father  and  to  Son ; 
The  Church  her  voice  upraises 

To  Thee,  blest  Three  in  One. 


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[The  congregation  seated.] 

Our  Lord  Jesus  Christ  saith :  The  first  of  all  the  commandments  is. 
Hear,  O  Israel ;  the  Lord  our  God  is  one  Lord  : 

And  thou  shalt  love  the  Lord  thy  God  with  all  thy  heart,  and  with 
all  thy  soul,  and  with  all  thy  mind,  and  with  all  thy  strength. 

This  is  the  first  commandment.    And  the  second  is  like,  namely,  this : 

Thou  shalt  love  tliy  neighljour  as  thyself. 

On  these  two  commandments  hang  all  the  Law  and  the  Prophets. 

Teach  me,  O  Lord,  the  way  of  thy  statutes,  and  I  shall  keep  it  unto 
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I  BELIEVE  in  God,  the  Father  Almighty,  Maker  of  heaven  and  earth ; 
and  in  Jesus  Christ,  his  only  Son,  our  Lord ;  who  was  conceived  by  the 
Holy  Ghost ;  born  of  the  Virgin  Mary ;  suffered  under  Pontius  Pilate  ; 
was  crucified,  dead,  and  buried ;  he  descended  into  hell.  The  third  day 
he  rose  from  the  dead ;  he  ascended  into  heaven,  and  sitteth 
at  the  right  hand  of  God,  the  Father  Almighty ;  from 
thence  he  shall  come  to  judge  the  quick  and  the  dead. 

I  believe  in  the  Holy  Ghost ;  the  holy,  catholic  Church, 
the  Communion  of  Saints;  the  Forgiveness  of  sins;  the 
Resurrection  of  the  body ;  and  the  Life  everlasting. 


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[Prayer  by  the  Minister.] 


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VESPER   SERVICE. 

Hearer  of  prayer !  Oh,  guide  aright 
Each  word  and  deed  of  mine ; 

Life's  battle  teacli  me  how  to  fight, 
And  be  the  victory  Thine. 

Father,  and  Son,  and  Holy  Ghost ! 

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Thou  knowest  best  what  I  need  most, 

And  let  Thy  will  be  done. 


[Congregation  standing.] 

How  amiable  are  thy  tabernacles, 
0  Lord  of  Hosts  ! 

My  soul  longeth,  yea,  even  fainteth  for  the  courts  of  the  Lord; 
My  heart  and  my  flesh  cry  out  unto  the  living  God. 

Yea,  the  sparrow  hath  found  her  an  house, 

And  the  swallow  a  nest  for  herself,  where  she  may  lay  her  young, 
Even  thine  altars,  O  Lord  of  hosts, 
My  King,  and  my  God. 

Blessed  are  they  that  dwell  in  thy  house : 

They  will  be  still  praising  thee. 
Blessed  is  the  man  whose  strength  is  in  thee ; 

In  whose  heart  are  the  high  ways  to  Zion. 
Passing  through  the  valley  of   Weeping  they  make  it  a  place  of 
springs ; 

Yea,  the  early  rain  covereth  it  with  blessings. 
They  go  from  strength  to  strength, 

Every  one  of  them  appeareth  before  God  in  Zion. 
O  Lord  God  of  hosts,  hear  my  prayer: 

Give  ear,  0  God  of  Jacob. 
Behold,  O  God  our  shield, 
And  look  upon  the  face  of  thine  anointed. 


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For  a  day  in  thy  courts  is  better  than  a  thousand. 
I  had  rather  be  a  doorkeeper  in  the  house  of  my  God, 
Than  to  dwell  in  the  tents  of  wickedness. 

For  the  Lord  God  is  a  sun  and  a  shield : 
The  Lord  will  give  grace  and  glory : 

No  good  thing  will  he  withhold  from  them  that  walk  uprightly. 
O  Lord  of  hosts, 
Blessed  is  the  man  that  trusteth  in  thee. 


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Hear  my  cry,  O  God  ; 
Attend  unto  my  prayer. 

From  the  end  of  the  earth  will  I  call  unto  thee,  when  my  heart  is  over- 
whelmed : 
Lead  me  to  the  rock  that  is  higher  than  I. 

For  thou  hast  been  a  refuge  for  me, 

A  strong  tower  from  the  enemy. 
I  will  dwell  in  thy  tabernacle  for  ever : 

I  will  take  refuge  in  the  covert  of  thy  wings. 
For  thou,  O  God,  hast  lieard  my  vows : 

Thou  hast  given  me  the  heritage  of  those  that  fear  thy  name. 
My  soul  waiteth  only  upon  God : 
From  him  cometh  my  salvation. 

He  only  is  my  rock  and  my  salvation: 

He  is  my  high  tower;  I  shall  not  be  greatly  moved. 
My  soul,  wait  thou  only  upon  God ; 

For  my  expectation  is  from  him. 
He  only  is  my  rock  and  my  salvation : 

He  is  my  high  tower ;  I  shall  not  be  moved. 
With  God  is  my  salvation  and  my  glory : 

The  rock  of  my  strength,  and  my  refuge,  is  in  God. 
Trust  in  him  at  all  times,  ye  people ; 
Pour  out  your  heart  before  him : 

God  is  a  refuge  for  us. 


10  VESPER   SERVICE. 

Surely  men  of  low  degree  are  vanity,  and  men  of  liigh  degree  are  a  lie 

In  the  balances  they  will  go  up; 

They  are  together  lighter  than  vanity. 
Trust  not  in  oppression, 
And  become  not  vain  in  robbery : 

If  riches  increase,  set  not  your  heart  thereon. 
God  hath  spoken  once, 
Twice  have  I  heard  this ; 
That  power  belongeth  unto  God : 

Also  unto  thee,  0  Lord,  belongeth  mercy: 

For  thou  renderest  to  every  man  according  to  his  work. 
O  God,  thou  art  my  God ;  early  will  I  seek  thee  : 

My  soul  thirsteth  for  thee,  my  flesh  longeth  for  thee, 

In  a  dry  and  dreary  land,  where  no  water  is. 
So  have  I  looked  upon  thee  in  the  sanctuary, 
To  see  thy  power  and  thy  glory. 

For  thy  lovingkindness  is  better  than  life; 

My  lips  shall  praise  thee. 
So  will  I  bless  thee  while  I  live : 

I  will  lift  up  my  hands  in  thy  name. 
My  soul  shall  be  satisfied  as  with  marrow  and  fatness ; 
And  my  mouth  shall  praise  thee  with  joyful  lips ; 

When  I  remember  thee  upon  my  bed, 

And  meditate  on  thee  in  the  night  watches. 
For  thou  hast  been  my  help, 
And  in  the  shadow  of  thy  wings  will  I  rejoice. 

My  soul  foUoweth  hard  after  thee : 

Thy  right  hand  upholdeth  me. 


VESPER    SERVICE. 

A   SONG   IN    THE    NIGHT. 


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Till  morning  coraeth,  watch,  O  Master,  o'er  us; 
In  soul  and  body  Thou  from  harm  defend  us; 
Thine  antjels  send  us. 

We  have  no  refuge ;  none  on  earth  to  aid  us. 
Save  Thee,  O  Father,  who  Thine  own  liast  made  us : 
But  Thy  dear  presence  will  not  leave  them  lonely 
"Who  seek  Thee  only. 

Father,  Thy  name  be  praised,  Thy  kingdom  given, 
Thy  will  be  done  on  earth,  as  't  is  in  heaven ; 
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Let  us  pray.       (Minister.) 

O  Lord,  our  heavenly  Father,  by  whose  almighty  power  we  have 
been  preserved  this  day ;  by  thy  great  mercy  defend  us  from  all  perils 
and  dangers  of  this  night ;  for  the  love  of  thy  only  Son,  our  Saviour, 
Jesus  Christ. 

Amen.    (People.) 


NOW   THE   DAY  IS   OVER. 

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Stars  begin  to  peep; 

Birds,  and  beasts,  and  flowers 
Soon  will  be  asleep. 

Jesus,  give  the  weary 
Calm  and  sweet  repose, 

With  Thy  tend'rest  blessing 
May  our  eyelids  close. 


VESPER   SERVICE.  13 

Grant  to  little  children 

Visions  bright  of  Thee, 
Guard  the  sailors,  tossing 

On  the  deep  blue  sea. 

Comfort  every  sufferer 

Watching  late  in  pain; 
Those  who  plan  some  evil 

From  their  sin  restrain. 

Through  the  long  night-watches, 

May  Thine  angels  spread 
Their  white  wings  above  me, 

Watching  round  my  bed. 

When  the  morning  wakens, 

Then  may  I  arise 
Pure,  and  fresh,  and  sinless, 

In  Thy  holy  eyes.     Amen. 


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The  Lord  bless  you  and  keep  you : 

The  Lord  make  his  face  to  shine  upon  you,  and  be  gracious  unto 
you: 

The  Lord  lift  up  his  countenance  upon  you,  and  give  you  peace. 
The  grace  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ  be  with  you. 


A  -  men. 


Vesper  Servige. 


No.    2, 


Minister.  —  It  is  a  good  thing  to  give  thanks  unto  the  Lord, 

People. —And  to  sing  praises  unto  thy  name,  0  Most  High. 

To  shew  forth  thy  lovingkindness  in  the  morning, 

And  thy  faithfulness  every  night. 

O  come,  let  us  sing  unto  the  Lord, 

Let  us  make  a  joyful  noise  to  the  rock  of  our  salvation. 

Let  us  come  before  his  presence  with  thanksgiving. 

Let  us  make  a  joyful  noise  unto  him  with  psalms. 

Enter  into  his  gates  with  thanksgiving, 

And  into  his  courts  with  praise. 

Give  thanks  unto  him,  and  bless  his  name. 

For  the  Lord  is  good ;  his  mercy  endureth  forever ; 

And  his  faithfulness  unto  all  generations.    Amen. 


HOLY,  HOLY,  HOLY,  LORD  GOD  ALMIGHTY! 


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Casting  down  their  golden  crowns  around  the  glassy  sea ; 

Cherubim  and  seraphim  falling  down  before  Thee 
Which  wert  and  art  and  evermore  shalt  be. 

Holy,  holy,  holy !  though  the  darkness  hide  Thee, 

Though  the  eye  of  sinful  man  Tliy  glory  may  not  see ; 

Only  Thou  art  holy  ;  there  is  none  beside  Thee, 
Perfect  in  power,  in  love  and  purity. 

Holy,  holy,  holy !  Lord  God  Almighty ! 

All  Thy  works  shall  praise  Thy  name,  in  earth  and  sky  and  sea ; 
Holy,  holy,  holy  !  merciful  and  mighty, 
God  in  three  persons,  blessed  Trinity ! 


M.  If  we  say  that  we  have  no  sin,  we  deceive  ourselves,  and  the  truth 
is  not  in  us.  If  we  confess  our  sins,  he  is  faithful  and  righteous  to 
forgive  us  our  sins,  and  to  cleanse  us  from  all  unrighteousness. 


16  VESPER   SERVICE. 

Confc^jffion.  (psalm  li.) 

Have  mere}'  upon  me,  O  God,  according  to  thy  lovingkindness : 

According  to  the  multitude  of  thy  tender  mercies  blot  out  my  transgressions. 
Wash  rae  thoroughly  from  mine  iniquity. 

And  cleanse  me  from  my  sin. 
For  I  acknowledge  my  transgressions  : 

And  my  sin  is  ever  before  me. 
Against  thee,  thee  only,  have  I  sinned, 
And  done  that  which  is  evil  in  thy  sight : 

That  thou  mayest  be  justified  when  thou  speakest, 

And  be  clear  when  thou  judgest. 
Behold,  I  was  shapen  in  iniquity ; 
And  in  sin  did  my  mother  conceive  me. 

Behold,  thou  desirest  truth  in  the  inward  parts : 

And  in  the  hidden  part  thou  shalt  make  me  to-know  wisdom. 
Purge  me  with  hyssop,  and  I  shall  be  clean : 

Wash  me,  and  I  shall  be  whiter  than  snow. 
Make  me  to  hear  joy  and  gladness ; 
That  the  bones  which  thou  hast  broken  may  rejoice. 

Hide  thy  face  from  my  sins, 

And  blot  out  all  mine  iniquities. 
Create  in  me  a  clean  heart,  O  God ; 

And  renew  a  right  spirit  within  me. 
Cast  me  not  away  from  thy  presence ; 

And  take  not  thy  holy  spirit  from  me. 
Restore  unto  me  the  joy  of  thy  salvation : 

And  uphold  me  with  a  free  spirit. 
Then  will  I  teach  transgressors  thy  ways ; 
And  sinners  shall  ])e  converted  unto  thee. 

Deliver  me  from  bloodguiltiness,  0  God,  thou  God  of  my  salvation; 

And  my  tongue  shall  sing  aloud  of  thy  righteousness. 
O  Lord,  open  thou  my  lips  ; 

And  my  mouth  shall  shew  forth  thy  praise. 
For  thou  delightest  not  in  sacrifice  ;  else  would  I  give  it : 

Thou  hast  no  pleasure  in  burnt  offering. 
The  sacrifices  of  God  are  a  broken  spirit : 

A  broken  and  a  contrite  heart,  0  God,  thou  wilt  not  despise. 


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of  my  suppli-  |  cations.  || 

3  If  thou,  Lord,  shouldst  mark  in-  |  iquities,  ||  O    Lord  I   who   shall 

I  stand?  II 

4  But   there    is    forgiveness   with  |  thee,  i|  That    thou    mayest    be 

I  feared.  || 

5  I  wait  for  the  Lord,  my  soul  doth  j  wait,  ||  And  in  his  word  do  I 

I  liope.  II 

6  My  soul  waiteth  for  the  Lord  more  than  they  that 

watch  for  the  j  morning :  ||  I  say,  more  than  they 
that  watch  for  the  |  morning.  || 

7  Let  Israel  hope  in  the  j  Lord ;  ||  For  with  the  Lord 

there  is  mercy,  and  with  him  is  plenteous  re-  | 
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8  And  he  shall  redeem  |  Israel  ||  From  all  his  in-  |  iquities.  || 


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Blessed  are  the  poor  in  spirit :  for  theirs  is  the  kingdom  of  heaven. 
Blessed  are  they  that  mourn  :  for  they  shall  be  comforted. 
Blessed  are  the  meek :  for  they  shall  inherit  the  earth. 
Blessed  are  they  that  hunger  and  thirst  after  righteousness :  for  they 
shall  be  filled. 

Blessed  are  the  merciful:  for  they  shall  obtain  mercy. 
Blessed  are  the  pure  in  heart :  for  they  shall  see  God. 
Blessed  are  the  peacemakers :  for  they  shall  be  called  sous  of  Grod. 


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VESPER    SERVICE. 


Blessed  are  they  that  have  been  persecuted  for  righteousness'  sake: 
for  theirs  is  the  kingdom  of  heaven.  Blessed  are  ye  when  men  shall 
reproach  you,  and  persecute  you,  and  say  all  manner  of  evil  against 
you  falsely,  for  my  sake.  Rejoice,  and  be  exceeding  glad :  for  great  is 
your  reward  in  heaven :  for  so  persecuted  they  the  prophets  which 
were  before  you. 


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Bless  the  Lord,  O  my  soul ; 

And  all  that  is  within  me,  bless  his  holy  name. 
Bless  the  Lord,  O  my  soul. 

And  forget  not  all  his  benefits : 
Who  forgiveth  all  thine  iniquities ; 

Who  healeth  all  thy  diseases; 
Who  redeemeth  thy  life  from  destruction  ; 

Who  crowneth  thee  with  lovingkindness  and  tender  mercies : 
Who  satisfieth  thy  mouth  with  good  things ; 

So  that  thy  youth  is  renewed  like  the  eagle. 


VESPER    SERVICE.  19 

The  Lord  executeth  righteous  acts, 

And  judgements  for  all  that  are  oppressed. 
He  made  kiuiwii  his  ways  unto  Moses, 

His  doings  unto  the  children  of  Israel. 
The  Lord  is  full  of  compassion  and  gracious. 
Slow  to  anger,  and  ])]onteous  in  mercy. 

He  will  not  always  chide ; 

Neither  will  he  keep  his  anger  for  ever. 
He  hath  not  dealt  with  us  after  our  sins, 

Nor  rewarded  us  after  our  iniquities. 
For  as  the  lieaven  is  high  above  the  earth. 
So  great  is  his  mercy  toward  them  that  fear  him. 

As  far  as  the  east  is  from  the  west, 

So  far  hath  he  removed  our  transgressions  from  us. 
Like  as  a  father  pitieth  his  children, 

So  the  Lord  pitieth  them  that  fear  him. 
For  he  kuoweth  our  frame  ; 

He  remembereth  that  we  are  dust. 
As  for  man,  his  days  are  as  grass  ; 
As  a  flower  of  the  field,  so  he  flourisheth. 

For  the  wind  passeth  over  it,  and  it  is  gone ; 

And  the  place  thereof  shall  know  it  no  more. 
But  the  mercy  of  tlie  Lord  is  from  everlasting  to  everlasting   upon 
them  that  fear  him, 

And  his  righteousness  unto  children's  children ; 
To  such  as  keep  his  covenant, 
And  to  those  that  remember  his  precepts  to  do  them. 

The  Lord  hath  established  his  throne  in  the  heavens; 

And  his  kingdom  ruleth  over  all. 
Bless  the  Lord,  ye  angels  of  his : 

Ye  mighty  in  strength,  that  fulfil  his  word, 

Hearkening  unto  the  voice  of  his  word. 
Bless  the  Lord,  all  ye  his  hosts  ; 

Ye  ministers  of  his,  that  do  his  pleasure. 
Bless  the  Lord,  all  ye  his  works, 
In  all  places  of  his  dominion : 

Bless  the  Lord,  0  my  soul. 


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World  with-  I  out  end.  I  A I  men. 


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^rapet*       (By  the  Minister  and  the  People.)         (Psalm  CXLIII.) 

Hear  my  prayer,  O  Lord  ;  give  ear  to  my  supplications : 

In  thy  faithfulness  answer  me,  and  in  thy  righteousness. 
And  enter  not  into  judgement  with  thy  servant; 
For  in  thy  sight  shall  no  man  living  be  justified. 

I  remember  the  days  of  old ; 

I  meditate  on  all  thy  doings : 
I  muse  on  the  work  of  thy  hands. 
I  spread  forth  my  hands  unto  thee : 

My  soul  thirsteth  after  thee,  as  a  weary  land. 
Make  haste  to  answer  me,  O  Lord  ;  my  spirit  faileth : 

Hide  not  thy  face  from  me  ; 

Lest  I  become  like  them  that  go  down  into  the  pit. 


VESPER   SERVICE. 


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Cause  me  to  hear  thy  lovingkindness  in  the  morning ; 
For  in  thee  do  I  tiust : 

Cause  me  to  know  the  way  wherein  I  should  walk; 

For  I  lift  up  my  soul  unto  thee. 
Deliver  me,  O  Lord,  from  mine  enemies : 
I  flee  unto  thee  to  hide;  me. 

Teach  me  to  do  thy  will ;  for  thou  art  my  God : 

Thy  spirit  is  good ;  lead  me  in  the  land  of  uprightness. 
Quicken  nie,  O   Lord,  for  thy  name's  sake  : 
In  thy  righteousness  bring  my  soul  out  of  trouble. 


M.         O  Lord,  save  thy  people,  and  bless  thine  heritage. 


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Earth's  joys  grow  dim  ;  its  glories  pass  away  ; 
Change  and  decay  in  all  around  I  see  ; 
O  Thou,  who  changest  not,  abide  with  me ! 

Not  a  brief  glance  I  beg,  a  passing  word ; 
But,  as  Thou  dwell'st  with  Thy  disciples,  Lord, 
Familiar,  condescending,  patient,  free, 
Come,  not  to  sojourn,  but  abide,  with  me  ! 


VESPER   SERVICE.  23 

Come  not  in  terrors,  as  the  King  of  kings ; 
But  kind  and  good,  with  healing  in  Thy  wings ; 
Tears  for  all  woes,  a  heart  for  every  plea; 
Come,  Friend  of  sinners,  and  thus  'Ijide  with  me . 

Thou  on  ni}'  head  in  early  years  didst  smile. 
And  though  rebellious  and  perverse  meanwhile. 
Thou  hast  not  left  me,  oft  as  I  left  Thee  ; 
On  to  the  close,  O  Lord,  abide  with  me  ! 

I  need  Thy  presence  every  passing  hour ; 
What  but  Thy  grace  can  foil  the  Tempter's  power? 
Who  like  Thyself  my  guide  and  stay  can  be? 
Through  cloud  and  sunshine,  O  abide  with  me ! 


Minister.  —  Let  us  pray. 

Almighty  God,  who  seest  that  we  have  no  power  of  ourselves  to 
help  ourselves  ;  keej)  us  both  outwardly  in  our  bodies,  and  inwardl}-  in 
our  souls  ;  that  we  may  be  defended  from  all  adversities  which  may 
happen  to  the  body,  and  from  all  evil  thoughts  which  may  assault  and 
hurt  the  soul ;  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.     Amen. 

[or  this.] 

O  Almighty  Lord,  vouchsafe,  we  beseech  thee,  to  direct,  sanctify, 
and  govern,  both  our  hearts  and  bodies,  in  the  ways  of  the  laws,  and 
in  the  works  of  thy  commandments ;  that,  through  thy  most  mighty 
protection,  both  here  and  ever,  we  may  be  preserved  in  body  and  soul; 
through  our  Lord  and  Saviour,  Jesus  Christ.     Amen. 

[or  this.] 

Direct  us,  O  Lord,  in  all  our  doings,  with  thy  most  gracious  favor, 
and  further  us  with  thy  continual  help  ;  that  in  all  our  works  begun, 
continued,  and  ended  in  thee,  we  may  glorify  thy  holy  name,  and 
finally,  by  thy  mercy  obtain  eternal  life ;  through  Jesus  Christ  our 
Lord.     Amen. 


VESPER    SERVICE. 


THE   DAY,   O   LORD. 

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That  happy  land,  as  yet, 
Where  holy  angels  round  Thee  stand 

Whose  sun  can  never  set. 

Our  sun  is  sinkmg  now ; 

Our  day  is  almost  o'er ; 
O  Sun  of  righteousness !  do  Thou 

Shine  on  us  evermore. 

€1)0  25enetiiction, 

The  grace  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  the  love  of  God,  and  the  com- 
munion of  the  Holy  Spirit  be  with  you  all. 


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Minister.  —  It  is  very  meet,  right,  and  our  bounden  duty,  that  we 
should  at  all  times,  and  in  all  places,  give  thanks  unto  thee,  O  Lord, 
Holy  Father,  Almighty,  Everlasting  God. 

People.  —  Therefore  with  angels  and  archangels,  and  with  all  the  com- 
pany of  heaven,  we  laud  and  magnify  thy  glorious  name ;  evermore  praising 
thee  and  saying,  Holy,  holy,  holy,  Lord  God  of  hosts,  heaven  and  earth  are 
fall  of  thy  glory.    Glory  be  to  thee,  0  Lord  most  high.    Amen. 

Minister.  —  Let  us  pray. 

Direct  us,  O  Lord,  in  all  our  doings,  with  thy  most  gracious  favor, 
and  further  us  with  thy  continual  help,  that  in  all  our  works  l)egun, 
continued,  and  ended  in  thee,  we  may  glorify  thy  holy  name,  and 
finally,  by  thy  mercy,  obtain  eternal  life,  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 
Amen. 

[or  this.] 

O  God,  Holy  Ghost,  sanctifier  of  the  faithful,  ^^sit,  we  pray  thee, 
this  congregation  with  thy  love  and  favor :  enlighten  their  minds  more 
and  more  with  the  light  of  the  everlasting  gospel ;  graft  in  theii"  hearts 
a  love  of  the  truth ;  increase  in  them  true  religion ;  nourish  them  with 
all  goodness;  and  of  thy  great  mercy  keep  them  in  the  saaie,  O 
blessed  Spirit,  whom,  with  the  Father  and  the  Son  together,  we  wor- 
ship and  glorify  as  one  Gt)d,  world  without  end.     Amen. 

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VESPER   SERVICE. 


THE  HOLY  TRINITY. 


The  Rt.  Rev.  Richard  Manx,  D.D.,  Bp.  of 
Down  aud  Conuor  (1776—1848),  1837. 


The  Rev.  John  Bacchus  Dykhs, 
Mus.  Doc.    (1823—1876). 


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"  Lord,  thy  glory  fills  the  heaven. 
Earth  is  with  its  fulness  stored ; 
Unto  thee  be  glory  given, 
Holy!  Holy!  Holy!  Lord!" 

Heaven  is  still  with  glory  ringing, 
Earth  takes  up  the  angels'  cry, 
"  Holy  !  Holy  !  Holy  !  singing, 

Lord  of  hosts,  the  Lord  most  high !  " 

With  his  seraph-train  before  him. 
With  his  holy  Church  below. 

Thus  conspire  we  to  adore  him. 
Bid  we  thus  our  anthem  flow : 

"  Lord,  thy  glory  fills  the  heaven, 
Earth  is  with  its  fulness  stored ; 
Unto  thee  be  glory  given, 

Holy !  Holy  !  Holy  !  Lord !  "     Amen. 


VKSPEK    SERVICE.  27 

MiNTSTER.  —  Seek  ye  the  Lord  while  he  may  be  found,  call  ye  upon 
him  while  he  is  near. 

Let  the  wicked  forsake  his  way,  and  tlie  unrighteous  man  his 
thoughts :  and  let  him  return  unto  the  Lord,  and  he  will  have  mercy 
upon  him  ;  and  to  our  God,  for  he  will  abundantly  pardon. 

Thus  saith  the  high  and  lofty  One,  that  inhabiteth  eternity,  whose 
name  is  Holy:  I  dwell  in  tlie  high  and  holy  place,  witli  him  also  that  is 
of  a  contrite  and  humble  spirit,  to  revive  the  sjjirit  of  the  humble,  and 
to  revive  the  heart  of  the  contrite. 

€j)e  ConfCjS^ion, 

All.  —  Almighty  and  most  merciful  Father ;  "We  have  erred  and 
strayed  from  thy  ways  like  lost  sheep.  We  have  followed  too  much  the 
devices  and  desires  of  our  own  hearts.  We  have  offended  against  thy 
holy  laws.  We  have  left  undone  those  things  which  we  ought  to  have 
done ;  and  we  have  done  those  things  which  we  ought  not  to  have  done  ; 
and  there  is  no  health  in  us.  But  thou,  O  Lord,  have  mercy  upon  us, 
miserable  offenders.  Spare  thou  those,  O  Lord,  who  confess  their  faults. 
Restore  thou  those  who  are  penitent ;  according  to  thy  promises  de- 
clared unto  mankind  in  Christ  Jesus  our  Lord.  And  grant,  O  most 
merciful  Father,  for  his  sake  ;  that  we  may  hereafter  live  a  godly,  right- 
eous, and  sober  life,  to  the  glory  of  thy  holy  name.     Amen. 

Our  Father  which  art  in  heaven.  Hallowed  be  thy  name.  Thy  king- 
dom come.  Thy  will  be  done  in  earth,  as  it  is  in  heaven.  Give  us 
this  day  our  daily  bread.  And  forgive  us  our  debts,  as  we  forgive  our 
debtors.  And  lead  us  not  into  temptation,  but  deliver  us  from  evil : 
For  thine  is  the  kingdom,  and  the  power,  and  the  glory,  for  ever.    Amen. 

Minister.  —  Our  Lord  Jesus  Christ  saith: 

Ye  are  the  light  of  the  wt)rld.  Let  your  light  so  shine  before  men, 
that  they  may  see  your  good  works,  and  glorify  yom-  Father  which  is 
in  heaven. 

Love  your  enemies,  and  pray  for  them  that  persecute  you ;  that  ye 
may  be  the  sons  of  your  Father  which  is  in  heaven. 


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VESPER    SERVICE. 


When  thou  doest  alms,  let  not  thy  left  hand  know  what  thy  right 
hand  doeth :  that  thy  alms  may  be  in  secret. 

When  thou  prayest,  enter  into  thine  inner  chamber,  and  having  shut 
thy  door,  pray  to  thy  Father  which  is  in  secret. 

Lay  up  not  for  yourselves  treasures  upon  the  earth,  where  moth  and 
rust  doth  consume,  and  where  thieves  break  through  and  steal :  but  lay 
up  for  yourselves  treasures  in  heaven,  where  neither  moth  nor  rust  doth 
consume,  and  where  thieves  do  not  break  through  nor  steal :  for  where 
thy  treasure  is,  there  will  thy  heart  be  also. 

Be  not  anxious  for  your  life,  what  ye  shall  eat,  or  what  ye  shall  drink, 
nor  yet  for  your  body,  what  ye  shall  put  on. 

For  your  heavenly  Father  knoweth  that  ye  have  need  of  all  these 
things. 

But  seek  ye  first  his  kingdom,  and  his  righteousness ;  and  all  these 
things  shall  be  added  unto  you. 

Judge  not,  that  ye  be  not  judged. 

All  things,  therefore,  whatsoever  ye  would  that  men  should  do  unto 
you,  even  so  do  ye  also  unto  them :  for  this  is  the  law  and  the  prophets. 

Not  every  one  that  saith  unto  me.  Lord,  Lord,  shall  enter  into  the 
kingdom  of  heaven ;  but  he  that  doeth  the  will  of  my  Father  which  is 
in  heaven. 


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VESPER    SERVICE.  29 


PSALM   XXXIIL. 


Rejoice  in  the  Lor(l,  O  ye  righteous : 

Praise  is  comely  for  the  upright. 
Give  thanks  unto  the  Lord  with  hai])  : 

Sing  praises  unto  him  with  the  psaltery  of  ten  strings. 
Sing  unto  him  a  new  song; 

Play  skilfully  with  a  loud  noise. 
For  the  word  of  thr  Lord  is  rii^ht ;  ' 

And  all  his  work  is  done  in  faithfulness. 
He  luveth  riglitcousncss  and  judgement: 

The  earth  is  full  of  the  lovingkindness  of  the  Lord. 
By  the  Avord  of  the  Lord  were  the  heavens  made  ; 

And  all  the  host  of  them  by  the  breath  of  hid  mouth. 
He  gathereth  the  waters  of  the  sea  together  as  an  heap: 

He  layeth  up  the  deeps  in  storehouses. 
Let  all  the  earth  fear  the  Lord  : 

Let  all  the  inhabitants  of  the  world  stand  in  awe  of  him. 
For  he  spake,  and  it  was  done  ; 

He  commanded,  and  it  stood  fast. 
The  Lord  bringeth  the  eounsel  of  the  nations  to  nought : 

He  niaketh  the  thoughts  of  the  peoples  to  be  of  none  effect. 
The  counsel  of  the  Lord  standeth  fast  for  ever, 

The  thoughts  of  his  heart  to  all  generations. 
Blessed  is  the  nation  whose  God  is  the  Lord ; 

The  people  whom  he  hath  chosen  for  his  own  inheritance. 
The  Lord  looketh  from  heaven  ; 
He  beholdeth  all  the  sons  of  men; 

From  the  place  of  his  habitation  he  looketh  forth 

Upon  all  the  inhabitants  of  the  earth ; 
He  that  fashioneth  the  hearts  of  them  all. 
That  considereth  all  their  works. 

There  is  no  king  saved  by  the  multitude  of  an  host. 
A  mighty  man  is  not  delivered  bv  great  strength. 

An  horse  is  a  vain  thing  for  safety : 

Neither  shall  he  deliver  any  by  his  great  power. 


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VESPER   SERVICE. 


Behold,  the  eye  of  the  Lord  is  upon  them  that  fear  him. 
Upon  them  that  hope  in  his  mercy ; 

To  deliver  their  soul  from  death, 

And  to  keep  them  alive  in  famine. 
Our  soul  hath  waited  for  the  Lord : 

He  is  our  help  and  our  shield, 
For  our  heart  shall  rejoice  in  him, 

Because  we  have  trusted  in  his  holy  name. 
Let  thy  mercy,  O  Lord,  be  upon  us. 

According  as  we  have  hoped  in  thee. 

GLORIA   PATRI. 


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World  I  without  |  end.     A  |  men. 

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STILL,  STILL   WITH   THEE! 
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Still,  still  with  thee  !  as  to  each  new-boiii  moruing 
A  fresh  and  solemn  splendor  still  is  given, 

So  does  this  blessed  consciousness  awaking, 

Breath,  each  day,  nearness  unto  thee  and  heaven. 

When  sinks  the  soul,  subdued  by  toil,  to  slumber, 
Its  closing  eye  looks  up  to  thee  in  prayer. 

Sweet  the  repose  beneatli  thy  wings  o'ershading. 
But  sweeter  still,  to  wake  and  find  thee  there. 

So  shall  it  be  at  last,  in  that  bright  morning, 
When  the  soul  waketh,  and  life's  shadows  flee  ; 

Oh,  in  that  hour,  fairer  than  daylight  dawning. 
Shall  rise  the  glorious  thought  —  I  am  with  thee. 

3[tiDrcsf^  or  ,-5»crmon. 

Minister.  —  Let  us  pray. 

PSALM    XLV. 

Hear  my  cry,  O  God  ; 
Attend  unto  ray  prayer. 

From  the  end  of  the  earth  will  I  call  unto  thee,  when  my  heart  is  over- 
whelmed : 


32  VESPER   SERVICE. 

Lead  me  to  the  rock  that  is  higher  than  I. 

For  thou  hast  been  a  refuge  for  me, 

A  strong  tower  from  the  enemy. 
I  will  dwell  in  thy  tabernacle  for  ever  : 

I  will  take  refuge  in  the  covert  of  thy  wings. 
For  thou,  O  God,  hast  heard  my  vows : 

Thou  hast  given  me  the  heritage  of  those  that  fear  thy  name. 
My  soul  waiteth  only  upon  God : 
From  him  cometh  my  salvation. 

He  only  is  my  rock  and  my  salvation : 

He  is  my  high  tower;  I  shall  not  be  greatly  moved. 
My  soul,  wait  thou  only  upon  God  ; 

For  my  expectation  is  from  him. 
He  only  is  my  rock  and  my  salvation : 

He  is  my  high  tower;  I  shall  not  be  moved. 
With  God  is  my  salvation  and  my  glory  : 

The  rock  of  my  strength,  and  my  refuge,  is  in  God. 
Trust  in  him  at  all  times,  ye  people ; 
Pour  out  your  heart  before  him  : 

God  is  a  refuge  for  us. 
God  hath  spoken  once. 
Twice  have  I  heard  this  ; 
That  power  belongeth  unto  God : 

Also  unto  thee,  0  Lord,  belongeth  mercy : 

For  thou  renderest  to  every  man  according  to  his  work. 
O  God,  thou  art  my  God ;  early  will  I  seek  thee : 

My  soul  thirsteth  for  thee,  my  flesh  longeth  for  thee, 

In  a  dry  and  weary  land,  where  no  water  is. 
So  have  I  looked  upon  thee  in  the  sanctuary, 
To  see  thy  power  and  thy  glory. 

For  thy  lovingkindness  is  better  than  life ; 

My  lips  shall  praise  thee. 
So  will  I  bless  thee  while  I  live : 

I  will  lift  up  my  hands  in  thy  name. 
My  soul  shall  be  satisfied  as  with  marrow  and  fatness ; 
And  my  mouth  shall  praise  thee  with  joyful  lips ; 

When  I  remember  thee  upon  my  bed, 

And  meditate  on  thee  in  the  night  watches. 


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For  thou  hast  been  my  help, 

And  in  the  shadow  of  thy  wings  will  I  rejoice. 

My  soul  followeth  hard  after  thee : 

Thy  right  hand  upholdeth  me. 

[Then  this  or  the  followiny  hymn  mni/  be  sung,     trhen  this  hymn  is  sung,  the  next  toill  he  omitted.] 

BREAK    THOU   THE    BREAD   OF   LIFE. 
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Then  shall  all  bondage  cejise, 

All  fetters  fall, 
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HUSHED   WAS    THE   EVENING   HYMN! 


The  Rev.  James  Drummond  Burns 
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The  priest  of  Israel,  slept ; 
His  watch  the  temple-child, 
The  little  Levite,  kept ; 
And  what  from  Eli's  sense  was  sealed, 
The  Lord  to  Hannah's  son  revealed. 


VESPER    SERVICE.  35 

Oh  I  give  me  Sumuers  ear, 

The  open  ear,  O  Lord, 
Alive  and  qnick  to  liear 

Each  whisper  of  thy  Word  ; 
Like  him  to  answer  at  thy  call, 
And  to  obey  thee  first  of  all. 

Oh  !  give  me  Samuel's  heart, 

A  lowly  heart,  that  waits 
Where  in  thy  house  thou  art. 
Or  watches  at  thy  gates 
By  day  and  night;  a  heart  that  still 
Moves  at  the  breathing  of  thy  will. 

Oh  !  give  me  Samuel's  mind, 

A  sweet,  unmurmuring  faith. 
Obedient  and  resigned 
To  thee  in  life  and  death  ; 
That  I  may  read  with  childlike  eyes 
Truths  that  are  hidden  from  the  wise. 

Amen. 

Minister.  —  Let  us  pray. 

O  Lord,  who  never  failest  to  help  and  govern  those  whom  thou 
dost  bring  up  in  thy  steadfast  fear  and  love  ;  Keep  us,  we  beseech 
thee,  under  the  protection  of  thy  good  providence,  and  make  us  to 
have  a  perpetual  fear  and  love  of  thy  holy  name ;  through  Jesus 
Christ  our  Lord. 

People.  —  Amen. 

[or  this.] 

Almighty  God,  who  hast  promised  to  hear  the  petitions  of  those  who 
ask  in  thy  Son's  name ;  We  beseech  thee  mercifully  to  incHne  thine 
ears  to  us  who  have  now  made  our  prayers  and  supplications  unto  thee ; 
and  grant,  that  those  things  which  we  have  faithfully  asked  according 
to  thy  will,  may  eft'ectually  be  obtained,  to  the  relief  of  our  necessity, 
and  the  setting  forth  of  thy  glory ;  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 
Amen. 


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VESPER   SERVICE. 


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Lord,  on  the  cross  thine  arms  were  stretched 

To  draw  thy  people  nigh ; 
O  grant  us  then  that  cross  to  love, 

And  in  those  arms  to  die. 

25enctiiction. 

The  grace  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  and  the  love  of  God,  and  the 
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Minister.  —  Praise  waiteth  for  thee,  O  God,  in  Zion : 
And  unto  thee  shall  the  vow  be  performed. 
O  Thou  that  hearest  prayer, 
Unto  thee  shall  all  flesh  come. 

Oh,  that  men  would  praise  the  Lord  for  his  goodness. 
And  for  his  wonderful  works  to  the  children  of  men  I 
And  let  them  offer  the  sacrifices  of  thanksgiving. 
And  declare  his  works  with  singing. 

Behold,  bless  ye  the  Lord,  all  ye  servants  of  the  Lord, 
"Which  by  night  stand  in  the  house  of  the  Lord. 
Lift  your  hands  to  the  sanctuary. 
And  bless  ye  the  Lord. 


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Onward  we  go,  for  still  we  hear  tliem  singing, 
"•  Come,  weary  souls,  for  Jesus  bids  you  come  !  " 

And  through  the  dark  its  echoes  sweetly  ringing, 
The  music  of  the  gospel  leads  us  home. 
Angels  of  Jesus,  etc. 

Far,  far  away,  like  bells  at  evening  pealing. 
The  voice  of  Jesus  sounds  o'er  land  and  sea, 

And  laden  souls  by  thousands  meekly  stealing, 
Kind  Shepherd,  turn  their  weary  steps  to  thee. 
Angels  of  Jesus,  etc. 

Rest  comes  at  length,  though  life  be  long  and  dreary. 
The  day  must  dawn,  and  darksome  night  be  past; 

Faith's  journey  ends  in  welcome  to  the  weary. 

And  heaven,  the  heart's  true  home,  will  come  at  last. 
Angels  of  Jesus,  etc. 

Almighty  God,  Father  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  Maker  of  all  things. 
Judge  of  all  men ;  We  acknowledge  and  bewail  our  manifold  sins  and 
wickedness,  which  we,  from  time  to  time,  most  grievously  have  com- 
mitted, by  thought,  word,  and  deed,  against  thy  Divine  Majesty, 
provoking  most  justly  thy  wrath  and  indignation  against  us.  We  do 
earnestly  repent,  and  are  heartily  sorry  for  these  our  misdoings ;  the 
remembrance  of  them  is  grievous  unto  us ;  the  burden  of  them  is  intol- 
erable. Have  mercy  upon  us,  have  mercy  upon  us,  most  merciful 
Father  ;  for  thy  Son  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ's  sake,  forgive  us  all  that  is 
past ;  and  grant  that  we  may  ever  hereafter  serve  and  please  thee  in 
newness  of  life,  to  the  honor  and  glory  of  thy  name :  through  Jesus 
Christ  our  Lord.     Amen, 


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VESPEE   SERVICE. 


Our  Father  which  art  in  heaven,  Hallowed  be  thy  name.  Thy  king- 
dom come.  Thy  will  be  done  in  earth,  as  it  is  in  heaven.  Give  us  this 
day  our  daily  bread.  And  forgive  us  our  debts,  as  we  forgive  our  debtors. 
And  lead  us  not  into  temptation,  but  deliver  us  from  evil :  For  thine  is 
the  kingdom,  and  the  power,  and  the  glory,  for  ever.     Amen. 

€l)c  CjtreeD. 

Minister.  —  Lord,  increase  our  faith. 

All.  —  I  believe  in  God  the  Father  Almighty,  Maker  of  heaven  and 
earth ;  and  in  Jesus  Christ,  his  only  Son  our  Lord,  who  was  conceived 
by  the  Holy  Ghost,  born  of  the  Virgin  Mary,  suffered  under  Pontius 
Pilate,  was  crucified,  dead,  and  buried ;  he  descended  into  hell ;  the  third 
day  he  rose  again  from  the  dead ;  he  ascended  into  heaven,  and  sitteth 
on  the  right  hand  of  God  the  Father  Almighty ;  from  thence  he  shall 
come  to  judge  the  quick  and  the  dead.  I  believe  in  the  Holy  Ghost ; 
the  Holy  Catholic  Church ;  the  communion  of  saints ;  the  forgiveness 
of  sins ;  the  resurrection  of  the  body,  and  the  life  everlasting.     Amen. 


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2  Which  was,  and  |  is,  and  |  is  to  come. 

3  Thou  art  worthy,  O  Lord  !  to  receive  glory  and  |  honor  and  |  power 

4  For  thou  hast  created  all  things. 

And  for  thy  pleasure  they  |  are  and  |  were  ere-  |  ated. 

5  Worthy  is  the  Lamb  |  that  was  |  slain, 

6  To  receive  power,  and  riches,  and  wisdom. 

And  strength,  and  |  honor,  and  |  glory,  and  blessing. 

7  Blessing,  and  honor,  and  |  glory,  and  |  power, 

8  Be  unto  him  that  sitteth  upon  the  throne. 

And  unto  the  I  Lamb  for  I  ever  and  I  ever.     Amen. 


VESPER   SERVICE. 


41 


Minister.  —  Hear  the  words  of  the  Lord  Jesus,  how  he  said:  — 

Abide  in  me,  and  I  in  you.  As  the  branch  cannot  bear  fruit  of  itself, 
except  it  abide  in  the  vine ;  so  neither  can  ye,  except  ye  abide  in  me. 
I  am  the  vine,  ye  are  the  branches :  he  that  abideth  in  me,  and  I  in  him, 
the  same  beareth  much  fruit :  for  apart  from  me  ye  can  do  nothing. 

Herein  is  my  Father  glorified,  that  ye  bear  much  fruit ;  and  so  shall 
ye  be  my  disciples.  Even  as  the  Father  hath  loved  me,  I  also  have 
loved  you :  abide  ye  in  my  love.  If  ye  keep  my  commandments,  ye 
shall  abide  in  my  love  ;  even  as  I  have  kept  my  Father's  commandments, 
and  abide  in  his  love. 

This  is  my  commandment,  that  ye  love  one  another,  even  as  I  have 
loved  you. 

Ye  did  not  choose  me,  but  I  chose  you,  and  appointed  you,  that  ye 
should  go  and  bear  fruit,  and  that  your  fruit  should  abide. 


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The  Lord  is  my  light  and  my  salvation ;  wliom  sliall  I  fear? 

The  Lord  is  the  strength  of  my  life ;  of  whom  shall  I  be  afraid  ? 
When  evil  doers  came  upon  me  to  eat  up  my  flesh. 
Even  mine  adversaries  and  my  foes,  they  stumbled  and  fell. 


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Though  an  host  should  encamp  against  me, 

My  heart  shall  not  fear : 
Though  war  should  rise  against  me, 

Even  then  will  I  be  confident. 
One  thing  have  I  asked  of  the  Lord,  that  mil  I  seek  after ; 

That  I  may  dwell  in  the  house  of  the  Lord  all  the  days  of  my  life, 

To  behold  the  beauty  of  the  Lord,  and  to  inquire  in  his  temple. 
For  in  the  day  of  trouble  he  shall  keep  me  secretly  in  his  pavilion : 

In  the  covert  of  his  tabernacle  shall  he  hide  me ; 

He  shall  lift  me  up  upon  a  rock. 
And  now  shall  mine  head  be  lifted  up  above  mine  enemies  round  about 
me ; 

And  I  will  offer  in  his  tabernacle  sacrifices  of  joy ; 

I  will  sing,  yea,  I  will  sing  praises  unto  the  Lord. 
Hear,  O  Lord,  when  I  cry  with  my  voice : 

Have  mercy  also  upon  me,  and  answer  me. 
When  thou  saidst,  Seek  ye  my  face ;  my  heart  said  unto  thee, 
Thy  face,  Lord,  will  I  seek. 

GLORIA   PATRI! 


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VESPER    SERVICE. 


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[Theii  this  or  the  j'ullowing  hymn  may  be  sunff.] 

"  O,  taste  and  see  that  the  Lryrd  is  good." 

Rev.  John  Samukl  Bewley  Monsell,  L.L.I).  1811—1875. 


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M}'  need,  and  thy  desires, 
Are  all  in  Christ  complete  ; 

Thou  hast  the  justice  truth  requires. 
And  I  thy  mercy  sweet. 

Where'er  thy  name  is  blest, 
Where'er  thy  people  meet, 

There  I  delight  in  thee  to  rest, 
And  find  thy  mercy  sweet. 

Light  Thou  my  weary  way. 
Place  Thou  my  weary  feet. 

That  while  I  stray  on  earth  I  may 
Still  find  thy  mercy  sweet. 

Thus  shall  the  heavenly  host 

Hear  all  my  songs  repeat. 
To  Father,  Son,  and  Holy  Ghost, 

Thy  joy,  thy  mercy  sweet.     Amen. 


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VESPER   SERVICE. 


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Thou  savest  those  who  on  thee  call ; 
To  them  that  seek  thee  thou  art  good, 

To  them  that  And  thee,  All  in  All. 

We  taste  thee,  O  Thou  Living  Bread, 
And  long  to  feast  upon  thee  still ; 

We  drink  of  thee,  the  Fountain  Head, 
And  thirst  our  souls  from  thee  to  fill. 


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Our  restless  spirits  yearn  for  thee, 
Where'er  our  changeful  lot  is  cast ; 

Grlad  when  thy  gracious  smile  we  see, 
Blest  when  our  faith  can  hold  thee  fast. 

0  Jesus,  ever  with  us  stay, 

Make  all  our  moments  calm  and  bright ; 
Chase  the  dark  night  of  sin  away,  — 

Shed  o'er  the  world  thy  holy  light ! 


Sermon  or  5lDtire^j8f» 


VESPER   SEUVICE.  46 


WORSHIP. 


I  will  lift  up  mine  eyes  unto  the  mountains  : 
From  whence  shall  my  help  come  ? 

My  help  cometh  from  the  Lord, 

Which  made  heaven  and  earth. 
He  will  not  suffer  thy  foot  to  be  moved : 
He  that  kec'])oth  thee  will  not  slumber. 

Behold,  he  that  keepeth  Israel 

Shall  neither  slumber  nor  sleep. 
The  Lord  is  thy  keeper: 
The  Lord  is  tliy  shade  upon  thy  right  hand. 

The  sun  shall  not  smite  thee  by  day, 

Nor  the  moon  by  night. 
The  Lord  shall  keep  ihee  from  all  evil ; 
He  shall  keep  thy  soul. 

The  Lord  shall  keep  thy  going  out  and  thy  coming  in, 

From  this  time  forth  and  for  evermore. 


Unto  thee,  O  Lord,  will  I  call ; 

^ly  rock,  be  not  thou  deaf  unto  me : 

Lest,  if  thou  be  silent  unto  me, 

I  become  like  them  that  go  down  into  the  pit. 
Hear  the  voice  of  ni}'  supplications,  when  I  cry  unto  thee, 
When  I  lift  up  my  hands  toward  thy  holy  oracle. 

Blessed  be  the  Lord, 

Because  he  hath  heard  the  voice  of  my  supplications. 
The  Lord  is  my  strength  and  my  sliield. 

My  heart  hath  trusted  in  him,  and  I  am  helped : 
Therefore  my  heart  greatly  rejoiceth  ; 
And  with  my  song  will  I  i)raise  him. 

The  Lord  is  their  strength, 

And  he  is  a  strong  hold  of  salvation  to  his  anointed. 
Save  thy  people,  and  bless  thine  inheritance. 

Feed  them  also,  and  bear  them  up  forever. 


46 


VESPEll    SEUV^ICE. 


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Once  more  't  is  eventide,  and  we. 

Oppressed  with  various  ills,  draw  near ; 

What  if  thy  form  we  can  not  see  ? 
We  know  and  feel  that  thou  art  here. 

O  Saviour  Christ !  our  woes  dispel. 
For  some  are  sick  and  some  are  sad. 

And  some  have  never  loved  thee  well, 
And  some  have  lost  the  love  they  had  ; 

And  some  have  found  the  world  is  vain, 
Yet  from  the  world  they  break  not  free, 

And  some  have  friends  who  give  them  pain, 
Yet  have  not  sought  a  friend  in  thee. 

O  Saviour  Christ !  thou  too  art  man  ; 

Thou  hast  been  troubled,  tempted,  tried  ; 
Thy  kind  but  searching  glance  can  scan 

The  very  wounds  that  shame  would  hide. 

Thy  touch  has  still  its  ancient  power  ; 

No  word  from  thee  can  fruitless  fall  j 
Hear, in  this  solemn  evening  hour, 

And  in  thy  mercy  heal  us  all. 


VESPER    SERVICE, 


47 


Minister.  —  Almighty  God,  wIkj  hast  given  us  grace  at  this  time 
with  one  accord  to  make  our  common  supplications  unto  thee  ;  and 
dost  promise  tluit  when  two  or  three  are  gathered  together  in  thy  Name 
thou  wilt  grant  their  requests  ;  Fulfil  now,  O  Lord,  the  desires  and 
jjctitions  of  thy  servants,  as  may  be  most  expedient  for  them  ;  granting 
us  in  this  W(jrld  knowledge  of  thy  truth,  and  in  the  world  to  come  life 
eveilasting.     Amen. 

(The  Choir.)    LORD,   IN   THIS    THY   MERCY'S   DAY. 


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Holy  Jesus,  grant  us  tears. 

Fill  us  with  heart-searching  fears 

Ere  that  awful  doom  appears. 

Lord,  on  us  thy  spirit  pour. 
Kneeling  lowly  at  the  door 
Ere  it  close  forevermoj-e. 

Grant  us  'neath  thy  wings  a  place. 
Lest  we  lose  this  day  of  grace 
Ere  we  shall  behold  thy  face. 

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The  grace  of  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  and  the  love  of  God,  and  the 
communion  of  the  Holy   Ghost,  be  with  you  all.    Amen. 


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Still  through  the  cloven  skies  they  come 

With  peaceful  wings  unfuird  ; 
And  still  their  heavenly  music  Uoats 

O'er  all  the  weary  world  : 
Above  its  sad  and  lowly  plains 

They  bend  on  heavenly  wing, 
And  ever  o'er  its  Babel-sounds 

The  blessed  angels  sing. 

Yet  with  the  woes  of  sin  and  strife 

The  world  has  suffered  long  ; 
Beneath  the  angel-strain  have  rolled 

Two  thousand  years  of  wrong  ; 
And  men,  at  war  with  men,  hear  not 

The  love-song  which  they  bring : 
Oh  !  hush  the  noise,  ye  men  of  strife. 

And  hear  the  angels  sing ! 

And  ye,  beneath  life's  crushing  load, 

Whose  forms  are  bending  low. 
Who  toil  along  the  climbing  way 

With  painful  steps  and  slow  ; 
Look  now  !  for  glad  and  golden  hours 

Come  swiftly  on  the  wing  : 
Oh !  rest  beside  the  weary  road, 

And  hear  the  angels  sing  ! 

For  lo  !  the  days  are  hastening  on, 

By  prophet-bards  foretold. 
When  with  the  ever-circling  years 

Comes  round  the  age  of  gold ; 
When  Peace  shall  over  all  the  earth 

Its  ancient  splendors  fling. 
And  the  whole  world  send  back  the  song 

Which  now  the  angels  sing.     Amen. 


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VESPER   SERVICE. 


Minister.  —  Arise,  O  Lord  God,  into  thy  resting  place. 

People.  —  Thou,  and  the  ark  of  thy  strength : 
Let  thy  priests,  O  Lord  God,  be  clothed  with  salvation, 

And  let  thy  saints  rejoice  in  goodness. 
Behold,  bless  ye  the  Lord,  all  ye  servants  of  the  Lord,  lift  up   your 
hands  to  the  sanctuary,  and  bless  ye  the  Lord. 
The  Lord  bless  thee  out  of  Zion ;  even  he  that  made  heaven  and  earth. 
Praise  ye  the  Lord,  ye  that  stand  in  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

Sing  praises  unto  his  name;  for  it  is  pleasant. 
Sing  unto  the  Lord  a  new  song,  and  his  praise  in  the  assembly  of  the 
saints. 
Let  Israel  rejoice  in  him  that  made  him:  let  the  children  of  Zion  be 
joyful  in  their  King. 
I  will  pay  my  vows  unto  the  Lord,  in  the  courts  of  the  Lord's  house. 
Open  to  me  the  gates  of  righteousness :   I  will  enter  into  them,  I  will 
give  thanks  unto  the  Lord. 
This  is  the  gate  of  the  Lord  ;  the  righteous  shall  enter  into  it. 

I  will  give  thanks  unto  thee,  for  thou  hast  answered  me,  and  art  become 
my  salvation. 

SONGS    OF   PRAISE   THE   ANGELS   SANG. 


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Heaven  and  earth  must  pass  away  — 
Songs  of  praise  shall  crown  that  day ; 
God  will  make  new  heavens,  new  earth  — 
Songs  of  praise  shall  hail  their  birth. 
And  shall  man  alone  be  dumb, 
Till  that  glorious  kingdom  come  ? 
No  ;  the  Church  delights  to  raise 
Psalms  and  hymns  and  songs  of  praise. 

8aints  below,  with  heart  and  voice, 
Still  in  songs  of  praise  rejoice  ; 
Learning  here,  by  faith  and  love, 
Songs  of  praise  to  sing  above. 
Borne  upon  their  latest  breath, 
Songs  of  praise  shall  conquer  death ; 
Then,  amidst  eternal  joy, 
Songs  of  praise  their  powers  emplo}-. 

Ameu. 

M.  —  Our  Lord  Jesus  Christ  saith :  — 

The  first  of  all  the  commandments  is.  Hear  O  Israel ;   the  Lord  our 
God  is  one  Lord  ; 


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VESPER    SERVICE. 


And  thou  shalt  love  the  Lord  thy  God  with  all  thy  heart,  and  with 
all  thy  soul,  and  with  all  thy  mind,  and  with  all  thy  strength. 

This  is  the  first  commandment.     And  the  second  is  like,  namely,  this: 

Thou  shalt  love  thy  neighbour  as  thyself. 

On  these  two  commandments  hang  all  the  Law  and  the  Prophets. 


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I  believe  in  God  the  Father  Almighty,  Maker  of  heaven  and  earth : 
and  in  Jesus  Christ  his  only  Son  our  Lord,  who  was  conceived  by  the 
Holy  Ghost,  born  of  the  Virgin  Mary,  suffered  under  Pontius  Pilate, 
was  crucified,  dead,  and  buried ;  he  descended  into  hell ;  the  third  day 
he  rose  from  the  dead;  he  ascended  into  heaven,  and 
sitteth  on  the  right  hand  of  God  the  Father  Almighty ; 
from  thence  he  shall  come  to  judge  the  quick  and  the 
dead.  I  believe  in  the  Holy  Ghost ;  the  holy  Catholic 
Church,  the  communion  of  saints;  the  forgiveness  of 
sins ;  the  resurrection  of  the  body,  and  the  life  everlast- 
ing. 

M.  —  Let  us  pray.      [Prayer  by  the  Minister.] 

Jjermon  or  3iltitire^^» 

I  will  extol  thee,  my  God,  O  King ; 

And  I  will  bless  thy  name  for  ever  and  ever. 
Every  day  will  I  bless  thee  ; 

And  I  will  praise  thy  name  for  ever  and  ever. 


VESPER    SERVICE. 

Great  is  the  Lord,  and  highly  to  be  praised  , 

And  his  greatness  is  unsearch.-ible. 

One  generation  shall  laud  thy  works  to  another, 

And  shall  declare  thy  mighty  acts. 
Of  the  glorious  majesty  of  thine  honour, 
And  of  tliy  wondi-ous  works,  will  I  meditate. 

And  men  shall  speak  of  the  might  of  thy  terrible  acts ; 

And  I  will  declare  thy  greatness. 
They  sliall  utter  the  memory  t)f  thy  great  goodness, 
And  shall  sing  of  thy  righteousness. 

The  Lord  is  gracious,  and  full  of  compassion ; 

Slow  to  anger,  and  of  great  mercy. 
The  Lord  is  g0(  td  to  all ; 
And  his  tender  mercies  are  over  all  his  works. 

All  thy  works  shall  give  thanks  unto  thee,  0  Lord ; 

And  thy  saints  shall  bless  thee. 
They  shall  speak  of  the  glory  of  thy  kingdom. 
And  talk  of  thy  power  ; 

To  make  known  to  the  sons  of  men  his  mighty  acts, 

And  the  glory  of  the  majesty  of  his  kingdom. 
Thy  kingdom  is  an  everlasting  kingdom, 
And  thy  dominion  endureth  throughout  all  generations. 

The  Lord  upholdeth  all  that  fall. 

And  raiseth  up  all  those  that  be  bowed  down. 
The  eyes  of  all  wait  upon  thee  ; 
And  thou  givest  them  their  meat  in  due  season. 

Thou  openest  thine  hand. 

And  satisfieth  the  desire  of  every  living  thing. 
The  Lord  is  righteous  in  all  his  ways. 
And  gracious  in  all  his  works. 

The  Lord  is  nigh  unto  all  them  that  call  upon  him, 

To  all  that  call  upon  him  in  truth. 
He  will  fultil  the  desire  of  them  that  fear  him  ; 
He  also  will  hear  their  cry,  and  will  save  them. 

The  Lord  preserveth  all  them  that  love  him ; 

But  all  the  wicked  will  he  destroy. 
My  mouth  shall  speak  the  praise  of  the  Lord ; 

And  let  all  flesh  bless  his  holy  name  for  ever  and  ever. 


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And  I  to  the  |  Holy  |  Ghost ; 
As  it  was  in  the  beginning,  is  now,  and  |  ever 

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<^UPJpliCdttOn»       ^I-  —  Let  us  pray.     [Prayer  by  the  Minister  and  People.] 

Hear  my  prayer,  O  Lord ;  give  ear  to  my  supplications : 

In  thy  faithfulness  answer  me,  and  in  thy  righteousness. 
And  enter  not  into  judgement  with  thy  servant ; 
For  in  thy  sight  shall  no  man  living  be  justified. 

I  remember  the  days  of  old ; 

I  meditate  on  all  thy  doings: 
I  muse  on  the  work  of  thy  hands. 
I  spread  forth  my  hands  unto  tliee  : 

My  soul  thirsteth  after  thee,  as  a  weary  land. 
Make  haste  to  answer  me,  O  Lord  ;  my  spirit  faileth : 

Hide  not  thy  face  from  me ; 

Lest  I  become  like  them  that  go  down  into  the  pit. 
Cause  me  to  hear  thy  lovingkindness  in  the  morning ; 
Ftjr  in  thee  do  I  trust : 

Cause  me  to  know  the  way  wherein  I  should  walk; 

For  I  lift  up  my  soul  unto  thee. 


VESPER   SERVICE. 


55 


Deliver  me,  O  Lord,  from  mine  enemies : 

I  flee  unto  thee  to  hide  me. 

Teach  me  to  do  thy  will ;  for  thou  art  my  God : 

Thy  spirit  is  good ;  lead  me  in  the  land  of  uprightness. 

Quicken  me,  O  Lord,  for  thy  name's  sake : 

In  thy  righteousness  bring  my  soul  out  of  trouble. 


COME,  LORD,  AND  TARRY  NOT. 


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Come,  and  make  all  things  new, 
Baild  up  this  mined  earth, 

Restore  our  faded  paradise,  — 
Creation's  second  birth. 

Come,  and  begin  thy  reign 

Of  everlasting  peace; 
Come,  take  the  kingdom  to  thyself, 

Great  King  of  RlghteouBness ! 


Come,  for  thy  saints  still  wait ; 

Daily  ascends  their  sigh ; 
The  Spirit  and  the  Bride  say,  Come! 

Dost  thou  not  hear  the  cry? 

Come,  for  creation  groans. 

Impatient  of  thy  stay, 
Worn  out  with  these  long  years  of  ill, 

These  ages  of  delay. 


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VESPEK    SERVICE. 


MrNiSTER.  —  Almighty  God,  who  hast  given  us  grace  at  this  time 
with  one  accord  to  make  our  common  supplications  unto  thee  ;  and 
dost  promise  that  when  two  or  three  are  gathered  together  in  thy  name 
thou  wilt  grant  their  requests ;  Fulfil  now,  O  Lord,  the  desires  and 
petitions  of  thy  servants,  as  may  be  most  expedient  for  them  ;  granting 
us  in  this  world  knowledge  of  thy  truth,  and  in  the  world  to  come 
life  everlasting.     Amen. 

JESUS,  LORD   AND   MASTER. 


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Often  have  we  left  thee, 
Often  gone  astray  ; 

Keep  us,  mighty  Saviour, 
In  the  narrow  way. 


All  our  days  direct  us 
In  the  way  we  go ; 

Lead  us  on  victorious 
Over  every  foe  ; 


Bid  thine  angels  shield  us 

When  the  storm-clouds  lower, 

Pardon  thou  and  save  as 
In  the  last  dread  hour. 


VESPER   SERVICE. 


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The  grace  of  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  and  the  love  of  God,  and  the 
communion  of  the  Holy  Ghost,  be  with  you  all. 


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